Carefree
The thing I've wanted most in life
To make my stay here conclusive
I've tried and tried, but then, alas
"Carefree" has been most elusive
There's always one more check to write
Or one more thing so obtrusive
Carefree seems just ahead at times
But the world then turns abusive
I search for quiet, peaceful days
To those times I'm most conducive
It always seems I'm almost there
And end up at best contusive
And so my time on Earth runs out
My goal has been most illusive
God grant me just one carefree day
And I will come home effusive
12-3-19
Contest: Your Best New Poem
Sponsor: Emile Pinet
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