Live

Over death we have no control,
eyes close, heads roll;
life kicked out from beautiful eyes and beating hearts,
painful, painless, bloody, bloodless, and a hundred other sorts,
ways all to fall, like a lifeless doll.

the whims of others decide how you go,
a God or a devil, someone stops your show.

one moment you may be jumping, full of glee,
just remember you will never know when your life will flee.
flowers or fleas, bins or coffins,
no wreath can make you breathe;
no telephone rings, no internet pings,
 only friends, family and lovers who seethe.

no society, no taboo, no bonds that matter,
a life lived with hesitation, with fear of rejection;
afraid to laugh, to cry, to do new things, to go out of character;
limited you live, strained and constrained;
you need no chains or glass ceiling, so self restrained.

its a precious life so uncertain,
live it before someone pulls the curtains.
live the life you want, listen to no taunt,
life is to live, don't come back to haunt.
all fears look insignificant once you're gone,
a hundred things you'll wish you'd done,
but then you'll see no dawn nor sundown.


you know any tock may stop your clock,
live like a man, get out of the flock;

you have it now,
the life, the light, the essence of now;
live it while you have it, live it today, live it now.