Lifelong Existence

I don’t claim my insight’s prodigious.
I’ve never performed noble deeds.
I’m not in the least bit religious.
I have all the usual needs.
Still, I have discovered the portal
To freedom from worry and strife:
It’s realizing I am immortal—
I mean, for the rest of my life.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Awtry Avatar
April 27, 2019 at 8:18 PM
enjoyed the rhymes and flow and as always the wit :)
Sergi Avatar
March 30, 2019 at 2:28 PM
Beautifully said!. Id love to believe that.
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