You Must Go On
No matter what grieves you,
or when people peeve you,
You must go on!
You don't feel, well, aw,sorry,
we will not pamper you.
You must go on!
The news is so sad, so what?
ladies and lads,
You must go on!
Your feelings are so hurt,
saying your heart was burnt?
You must go on!
Greatness comes from great people,
Not snivelers, under a steeple.
You must go on!
Even when tyrants reign,
do something, don't complain!
You must go on!
9/14/2021
Locked in the pages of a book
I find sanctuary, a quiet nook,
Where I often retreat and find
the kindest heart, the vilest mind.
Whenever I feel like getting away
From the rigors of life on any day,
I step through the portals of a book
into a fantasy world and take a look:
At the mythical realms of dragons
Fairies, nymphs, demons, gorgons,
At the dreams, adventures and magic
of life and death purpose and logic;
Folktales of love, miracles, covenants
Of knights, heroes and revenants,
Of saints, seers, demigods and mystics,
Priests, pundits, mullahs and clerics.
A vast chronicle of betrayal of trust
of reverence, innocence and lust,
Of deceit, debauchery and debacles
of witches, vampires and oracles.
Deeds of dictators, despots, czars
The chaotic world of wasteful wars,
swarming with malicious mobs,
fawners, snivelers and slimy slobs.
Be it poetry, mystery or tragedy
Racy romance, fantasy, comedy,
Oh, just give me but a book any
I will forgo a damsel’s company.
In the Library contest by Isaiah Zerbst
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