To Be- Or Not To Be
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To be or not to be: that is the question.
But, what is the explanation of- to be?
For sure, there's more than only one suggestion.
Therefore, I offer that which pleases me.
To be is that one choice tween life and death,
not only of the flesh but of the mind.
And choosing life is being with our breath;
and feeding thought creates life well-defined.
But, now you say that life's not just to be,
and brush off any joys it holds within;
you shut your mind to blackness you will see
no matter in the ground or neath your skin.
You say that life just happens on its own-
and good or bad exists beyond your will;
that happenstance determines path alone-
in what you'll end up feeling- pang or thrill.
The choice is yours: with hope, it is to be;
the opposite negates your greatest prize.
Must live life to its fullest guarantee;
block not- just be, no need to compromise.
January 30, 2020
Premiere Contest: 2022 Poetry Marathon
Mile 1 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Mark Toney
Inspired by:
“To be or not to be; that is the question.”
by William Shakespeare
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2020
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