Ad Infinitum

The sanctity of life but a dream man hangs his hat on for life has no meaning, more or less, than that which it is given Breath breed excrete die Ad infinitum Hero's, heroines, heroism and cowardice are but words, meant to draw lines, odd imperfect over coats for the squirming upright worms of man. To die, more or less, a coward or a hero, is still to die. To rot in a garden gifted with sunlight, to re-toil in the recoil of the curve ball sent, hither and yon, by the big Mac in the sky. Blinded by the senses of a two legged critters with opposing thumbs who can see, could see, but won’t see… who whine and cry at the loss of even one sense…can the deaf not hear, of course they can, with every stomp of the foot, every pulse of heat inducing current, they hear what we hearing impaired don’t. And the sightless see, with nose and hands and taste buds overblown. Home grown, a gift placed for every sorrow, so, replace life with death, death with life, dark with light, hate with love …no matter, Every action has an equal and opposite reaction Nothing ever changes.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 6/14/2012 12:13:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in David's "Hero's & Heroine's" contest Debbie. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/13/2012 3:57:00 AM
'To die...is still to die' - That's true Debbie. What difference life gifts us is lifted when one expires and death becomes an equalizing factor.
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Date: 6/13/2012 1:37:00 AM
Debbie, I could imagine you on your orange box shouting this from the front of the crowd, I loved the line 'A coward or a hero, is still to die' .I did like your other one as well, David
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Date: 6/13/2012 1:11:00 AM
Love the poem hate the last line, "nothing ever changes" because it is so true, congratulations Debbie a great write xx
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Date: 6/12/2012 9:02:00 PM
Yes, nothing ever changes. What an outstanding last line, Debs for a very profound poem. congrats on your win.
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Date: 6/12/2012 8:47:00 PM
special cheers to you for this super win, including the many others, debbie... engaging!..:) huggs!
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Date: 6/19/2011 7:01:00 AM
"Imperfect over coats for the squirming upright worms of man"--You filled this page with great lines, but this was my favorite. I'm DiGGn the flow. Like the great Mohammed Ali said "Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee"---I think he may have been talkin' about this smooth F.Verse!
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Date: 6/13/2011 8:04:00 PM
A different perspective is needed by many; started by one; and followed by the ones that enter your world. We can only change our veiw of the world. If a person digs what is going on or what is being said and is changing to your drum beat. Then you have conquered the world.
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Debbie Guzzi
Date: 6/14/2011 5:23:00 AM
yes I do hear you perspective is all, and I suppose it is not change which doesn't exsist ...it's perhaps the kinds of change which are possible given the human condition and that of ALL life which don't seem to change?
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