Day: March 16, 2021

Oy Vey

When our life meets fate and time, things get ‘real’ damned quickly.


 
Oy Vey!

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this being human is……
……………full of contradictions

this being human is……
………………an aweful scourge

this being human is……
………………an awesome gift

this being human is……
………………tears in your eyes

…some of them are joyous…

this being human is……
……………………full of danger

this being human is……
……………………full of wonder

this being human is……
……………………full of pain

this being human is……
……………………full of pleasure

this being human is……
……………………full of promise

this being human is……
…………full of disappoingment

…sometimes full of bullshit…

this being human is……
……………………full of love

this being human is……
……………………full of hate

this being human is……
……………………full of hurry

this being human is……
……………………full of wait

this being human is……
……………………full of highs

this being human is……
……………………full of lows

this being human is……
……………………full of screams

this being human is……
……………………full of dreams

this being human is……
……………………full of songs

this being human is……
……………………being right

this being human is……
……………………being wrong

…sometimes a damned fool…

this being human is……
……………………full of victory

this being human is……
……………………full of defeat

this being human is……
……………………full of friends

this being human is……
……………………full of enemies

this being human is……
……………………full of arriving

this being human is……
……………………full of leaving

…sometimes it’s being lost…

this being human is……
………………the mystery of birth

this being human is……
………………the horror of death

this being human is……
………………the uplifting sunrise

this being human is……
…………the mindblowing sunset

this being human is……
…………the night’s magic moon

this being human is……
…………sometimes a nightmare

this being human is……
…………everything that we dare

this being human is……
……………more than imagined

this being human is……
……sometimes even a miracle

………………but yes………………

this being human is……
…a cornucopia of contradictions

……………………but thankfully
it’s all life, everything we got……

so what TO DO……………………
………………………just keep breathing

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Poetry is a statement of empowerment, that sets the soul free, to be exactly who you are — and in being just that, to introduce your truth to the world!
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rob kistner © 2021

 

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