Laws of Caustic Cause

A day can make a harder week 
A week can make a month of pain 
A month of pain a year so bleak 
It feels like drowning in the rain 

These are the little riddles in the middle of insane 

A little bit can satisfy 
A little more can saturate 
An overdose can nullify 
And even can obliterate 

This is a truth from early youth you should incorporate 

The pain in gain is absolute 
The loss we lose is lost to time 
These are the rules beyond refute 
There is no certainty sublime 

Not even in the meter or perfection of the rhyme 

The thing that brings contentment now 
Can later be a heavy weight 
The face of grace is changing how 
We rearrange our future fate 

These are the laws of caustic cause that make survival great 

The hope to cope with life and stress 
Is just a product of the game 
Do not deny your own success 
Nor feel a need for useless shame 

Just calculate and educate to fuel survival's flame 

A thought or two from me to you 
As thoughts display a varied face 
Some thoughts are false - some thoughts are true 
So choose a truth you can embrace 

And may your days be free to play a part in every race
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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July 30, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Hi Laura. Glad you enjoyed. tom
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July 30, 2010 at 11:59 AM
Hello Chris and thank you for reading. tom
Mckenzie Avatar
July 26, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Tom~ Wow words of wisdom and filled with movement and meaning a great piece here I must say! I think is going to my favorites just wonderful!!!!!! Laura :)
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