Who Wants To Be Immortal?

Like a phoenix
you tumble, hurt, and renew;
you grow old and grey
and yet you live through.

As you watch those around you
slowly pass on,
your children, grandchildren;
yet still you're not done.

Technology booms,
the world grows much faster,
through wars and starvation;
watch weather's disaster.

Would you really want
to live through it all?
To be historic relic,
and be immortal?

I wouldn't.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Mccall Avatar
April 4, 2009 at 7:02 AM
This is all True it hits like a bullet when you take time to really think ...Blessings
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