will take a lifetime to digest. It's in multiple blogs. Multiple social media posts.
It will take an odd kind of dedication.
This is for very few.
will take a lifetime to digest. It's in multiple blogs. Multiple social media posts.
It will take an odd kind of dedication.
This is for very few.
I'm going to do this
because I want it to happen
what are the consequences
I don't care
Says the strong willed
with no vision
with no comprehension
of just or fair
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Draw me a picture
of how you want the world to be
Don't forget the little details
The Devil is woven into the fabric of reality
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Tell me, World Builder
You who decides who lives, who dies
What was the original plan?
Tell me, World Builder
Maker of the ocean and the skies
keeper of the machine that grinds the lives of man?
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If I say I don't believe in your God
You should know it might be out of spite
It may be because your God doesn't believe in me either
and none of this is worth the fight.
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I'm going to do this
your life will be as we say
We believe we are as good or better than god
or we will make him show his face, someday
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We are going to do this
because we want it to happen
what are the consequences
I don't care
Says the strong willed
with no vision
with no comprehension
of just or fair
-------
Draw me a picture
of how you want the world to be
Don't forget the little details
The Devil is woven into the fabric of reality
------
Tell me, World Builder
Are You who decides who lives, who dies?
What was the original plan?
Tell me, World Builder
Are you Maker of the ocean and the skies
or are you merely keeper of the machine
that grinds the lives of man?
Mark Burkenbine. March 9th, 2024
I was thinking about what a full life would entail. A laugh. Smiles. Adventures. Love. Flavors. Scents. Wonder. Discovery. Knowing. Pain. A win. A Loss. Sorrow. Memories. Mistakes. Worry. Hope. Ambition. Wisdom. Death.
I thought I'd write something happy today
but it didn't sound like something I'd say
I've lived and loved
been found and got lost
got things for free
that weren't worth the cost
Been stupid, been smart
between love and health
many ways to break a heart
I've met people I like
I've met people I liked
that didn't like me
I've told more truth
than I've told lies
I've paid harsher dues
for honesty
( I'm not one for wanting things
I know I don't deserve
Only thing this world owes me
is the painful death
I worked hard to earn)
Kids and grandkids
Wives and exes
friends and family
I rarely see
..............
.............. memories
Miscellaneous misadventures
Things in the road and car wrecks
wins and losses, homeless
and unpaid debts
Loved the good, and the bad
laughed more than cried
Learned to roll with it
instead of sinking deeper
no matter how hard I tried
(I'm not one for wanting things
I know I don't deserve
Only things this world owes me
is the painful death
I worked hard to earn)
What's unique to me
is mine
Full life
beautiful mind
If a life is judged by experiences
my glass is full
except for one
Turn out the lights
It's been fun
Only one thing left to do
after a long last goodbye
...........................it's time
(I'm not one for wanting things
I know I don't deserve
Only thing the world owes me
Is the painful death
I worked hard to earn)
That's a Full Life.