Sequel To Mechanical Life-Complications

The man ate,
he spoke,
he walked,
he worked,
he slept,
he awoke,
he repeated all of the above,
day in day out,
he called it life,
and did so,
till he was unable to call it so,
others did the same,
where was the confusion,
this is life,
if life was thi simple,
what was the clamor all about,
two words make for it all,
"special" and "of others",
If he wanted to do anything special,
meaning over the normally understood,
and which others also wanted to do,
he was bad and no longer good.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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January 18, 2009 at 2:10 PM
How did the beginning of this thought lead to the end? What do you mean by normal? special? bad? good? You are special, you are good and way above the norm or you wouldn't even have these thoughts. Sorry I'm nagging like the mother I am. Light & Love Debbie Guzzi
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