The real ones told you life would be grim
and for once, it wasn't grim exaggeration.
It's a shame, that this
seemingly ethereal "entity"
isn't as ethereal as
Ms. Winfrey makes her ought
to be.
Life can get choosy. Very choosy.
In fact, her most prefered pastime
is playing the comical game
'picking Favorites.'
Too bad, most chaps ain't got the luck
flaunted in '80s movies.
And, trust me, there are too many
niceties.
She'll snicker
at your most melancholic moments
and laugh with you at
someone else's sadness
But when you do need the serotonin
of a good laugh,
she'll show you her middle finger
like an obnoxious bitch.
For some, she's as saccharine as a slut seeking sex
For others, she's just an atrocious asshole
Can't blame her, though.
My mom would say,
"Life is just a synonym for 'problem'".
And problems can never give you peace,
can they?
I tried, I tried and I tried.
I tried like hell
I tried hard as fuck
But the problems don't go away
unless you literally live/ are buried
under a rock.
Maybe, they shouldn't go away. Who's to say?
If I have a problem,
I'm more likely to get up the next day.
If I have a problem, I'm more likely
to hold my head high
and tell myself,
"it'll be okay."
Which is rare for a being like me,
whose pessimism just can't seem to go away.
So, dear friends and foes,
life is indeed a synonym
for the dreaded word 'problem'.
But if there were no problems,
there'd be no exasperation
And if there was no exasperation,
there'd be no peace.
Submitted: April 14, 2021
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dewey green
Well written, for no one would know peace, without conflict.
Mon, October 18th, 2021 3:28pmAuthor
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Thank you!
Tue, October 26th, 2021 8:02am