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L-I-F-E, Spelling Us Out

Copyright R. N. Taber 2015

As a child,
I would play as a child,
cry as a child,
try to make sense
of a world I would never
understand

As a youth,
I explored the passion
of youth,
chasing its gods
through a world I struggled
to defend

As a young man,
I would point a finger
at bigotry,
tracking its origins
through looking glass wars
all around

Older, little wiser,
I would run the gamut
of rogue truths
draining the body
for demanding centre stage
of the mind

Mature. Human eyes
reassessing any potential,
fast tracking us
to dog ears pricking up
at even the slightest breath
of ill wind

Dead to all intents
and purposes, found wanting
for failing to clear
the table of leftovers
for history to make sense
of a kind

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