Life Doesn't Make Sense

Hot water freezes faster than cold
Wearing layers in the heat keeps you cool
Hummingbirds are the most aggressive bird
Sometimes life doesn't make sense

There are seashell fossils on mountain tops
On Venus, a day is longer than a year
Your head ages slightly faster than your feet
Sometimes life doesn't make sense

I know I'm not perfect
And neither are we
But together we could have been
Because 
Sometimes life just doesn't make sense

But what is sense
When you stop to think
A spiral like that
Could drive you to drink

You can rationalize
Justify
Make recompense
But sometimes life just doesn't make sense

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Date: 6/30/2025 2:05:00 PM
Hello Ludden, this is a beautiful piece. the thought that sometimes life doesn’t make sense is so true. I have whispered it to myself many times. A big welcome to Poetry Soup, and wishing you a wonderful new week ahead fellow super.
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Date: 6/30/2025 11:51:00 AM
I hear ya loud n clear. Nice intro poem.
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Date: 6/30/2025 10:19:00 AM
Loved your first posted poem, Ludden. It made sense to me. :-) Welcome to Poetry Soup Premium. Your poem was well written and interesting; I'll be following you through your poetry. A poet friend to be in Texas, Bill p.s. If our comments are not showing up, you may want to click on: My Comments Inbox, under member area to see them. I think it is a "soup" wide problem right now ... they'll get it fixed, I'm sure. Have a great week! Bill
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Date: 4/29/2025 8:14:00 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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