Instructions Upon Opening
Original poetry
Time to read: 1 min.This Life is not a Gift
It cannot be returned,
exchanged
or repackaged
It can’t be refund, restored
and renewed
and renewed
–
There can be no Peace
It can’t be dreamed of,
hoped for
or wished
hoped for
or wished
There can be unendless,
inspired striving
–
You are not welcome in this
world
You are simply there
You can be thankful and keep
the silence
–
You can be blind to the destiny
That you do not know is there
–
You are swept away, you are
demolished
Nothing but your legs carry
you
They have no fear
Your heart pounds
And it has no fear
–
There is horror and that is the
world
Do not let go
If the light has faded to the
dwindle of
A memory’s flicker
–
It is all that shines
Enough to show the way
–
In one surge forward we cover
the earth
–
Remain where you will soon be
And don’t even think to dream
it will ever end
*Published originally in 2016 in Falchion Pub.