Memento mori v Memento vivire

Lived in a loop hole for too long
Days fly by like the puff of a dandelion
Can't remember what you told me that night
All I remember is how your eyes shimmer

Life is useless, we all die
Born to find an ending of this short movie
I always thought I was looking for a perfect end roll
But you make me feel like one of the scenes you wrote

Picturing every frame as time flow
Death, the reason why I used to wake up 
Till I found a meaning 
To breathe to smile to cry to frown

I open my eyes to see, 
And I see you, I see my life 
Radiating around your soul

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February 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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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