The Meaning of Life

Seeing a drunk sprawled out
  on the front steps of a three-flat
and a beggar plying his trade
  at the end of the block

The lad tightened his grip 
  on his mother's arm
walking home from school
  when a few harmless shots rang out

The meaning of life had 
  crossed the mother's mind
earlier in the day, and though
  she thought it was hokum, still
she stared up at the ceiling all night

as her lone child whimpered softly
  in the crook of her arm
and the business report on the radio
  waxed ecstatic over another S&P 
                 record-setting day

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 1/5/2022 11:46:00 AM
We need to hug our loved ones a little tighter every single day these days.
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Date: 12/27/2021 5:31:00 PM
Meaningful and thought provoking. Sad state of affairs these days, Gershon. Looking forward to a better year in 2022. Bill
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/27/2021 6:39:00 PM
Let's hope for good tidings in 2022, Bill. Thanks and Happiness always, Gershon
Date: 12/27/2021 10:54:00 AM
Confusing at best. Proud Boy Rittenhouse is afraid of being beaten up for attending a Black Lives Matter event, so takes an assault rifle to murder two unarmed men, maim a third, yet is found innocent by a jury whereas a policewomen who shoots a fleeing car thief is guilty of manslaughter! Will COVID-19 make a difference?
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Date: 12/27/2021 7:59:00 AM
Profundity! Never take life for granted. This year has brought reality…things I knew would…could…surely would one day happen…God bless you and yours, your neighbors, your friends… <3
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Date: 12/27/2021 7:33:00 PM
I sure try not to take life for granted, Kim. Blessings, gw
Date: 12/27/2021 5:25:00 AM
OUCH!!! Sad but true in too many communities and homes.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/27/2021 6:33:00 PM
Yeah, it's a bleak landscape out there, and often a 'Bleak House' too. ~ C. Dickens
Date: 12/27/2021 2:32:00 AM
Excellent Gershon well wrote.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/27/2021 6:36:00 PM
Hey, thank you, Terry. Season's best. :) gw
Date: 12/26/2021 7:51:00 PM
Very thought-provoking and definitely something we all need to take to heart, gw. Good!
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