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TheProle

(3,781 posts)
15. Great post
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 06:23 PM
Jul 2023

in fury's grasp
or throes of pain,
when nightmares stalk
the waking brain,
and monsters wear
the masks of men—

still the mind,
move the pen.

beneath the heel
of tyrants' wrath,
when robber-barons
plot your path,
to journey through
the vipers' den—

steel the soul,
move the pen.

and when the
final die is cast,
each breath connected
to your last,
a matter of
not if, but when—

steal the night,
move the pen.

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Many of us are conceived in a bed. GreenWave Jul 2023 #1
I agree. And time accelerates... viva la Jul 2023 #2
I don't think time accelerates, Conjuay Jul 2023 #17
i don't know-- viva la Jul 2023 #28
Amen. Boomerproud Jul 2023 #19
To what can I compare this life of ours? WhiteTara Jul 2023 #3
Indeed, be careful what and to whom you promise and what you actually do. n/t Backseat Driver Jul 2023 #4
And it's never too late. Ms. Toad Jul 2023 #5
Your last sentence ... Delphinus Jul 2023 #10
I'm enjoying the break, for now. Ms. Toad Jul 2023 #13
Rec'd yonder Jul 2023 #6
I tell my hard-working friends: usonian Jul 2023 #7
I was one of those busting my ass folks - Ms. Toad Jul 2023 #14
I miss the free air conditioning! usonian Jul 2023 #18
Me too . . . the free air conditioning! Ms. Toad Jul 2023 #20
Sounds like the Bay Area. We had a/c added to the home there. usonian Jul 2023 #22
I'm just trying to get from the Mr.Bill Jul 2023 #8
I agree. We're just carbon-based lifeforms Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #12
People should pursue their dreams and goals as much as possible. highplainsdem Jul 2023 #9
I heartily agree life should be an adventure! slightlv Jul 2023 #11
Great post TheProle Jul 2023 #15
Eat good food. Drink good drink. Make music. Dance. And screw anything that moves. Iggo Jul 2023 #16
"After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die." ― E.B. White liberal_mama Jul 2023 #21
I always tell young people not to wish their life away. LakeArenal Jul 2023 #23
Seems like time accelerates as you get older. roamer65 Jul 2023 #24
Yeah. I was 39 when I started reading this thread. K LakeArenal Jul 2023 #25
LOL. roamer65 Jul 2023 #26
A few regrets, but not many. roamer65 Jul 2023 #27
Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow... Act_of_Reparation Jul 2023 #29
I've always lived deeply and have many fine stories and scars to show for it. hunter Jul 2023 #30
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