Dark

Dark, dark, dark
That will be my answer to
What is life?
What can you do?
When you’ve got a candle 
But you can’t find anything to light it
You’ve got a pair of legs
But there’s not a path to walk

When you are a donkey,
And you wish to be a horse
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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August 8, 2009 at 2:26 AM
a gud poem dear
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August 3, 2009 at 9:19 AM
Interesting take on life. Keep writing. Sara
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