why am i here I ask?
denied of a reply
making money the only task
taxed until the day i die
what is the meaning?
in the simplest terms
i keep on dreaming
without significant returns
i’m not surprised to find
that the world was rigged
open doors in my mind
it was my heart i gigged
numbed in the pale silence
current demons are encrypted
we kindly invite violence
while coming off as fake or scripted
another random Tuesday
visiting the familiar voices
reminded of the role i play
the weight in making choices
it’s hard to keep a secret
with so many digital eyes
trying to swim without being bit
only to be drown in lies
wisdom comes with mileage
experience is around the block
by the time you have both
your broken down and old
such is life they say
by the time you have a plan
one foot’s in the grave
and the other is asleep
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2024
Isn’t this the sad truth? Yet, ‘starting is never too late.’
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Kay. So glad you connected with the write my friend. It is kinda of bittersweet, but as you said it’s never too late to start. Appreciate you.
Damian
Aww man. Ain’t that just the truth of it. Well done.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, NTD. So glad you connected with the write my friend. That it is.. Appreciate you.
Damian
I remember this one!
“another random Tuesday
visiting the familiar voices
reminded of the role i play
the weight in making choices”
That right there reminds me of voting, for some reason. Death and taxes are the only guarantee, I guess. But while we’re on the topside of the dirt, the weight of responsibility presses. Especially these days. Good to see this one again, my friend
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you connected with the write my friend. One of my favorites verses as well, I can see how it does sound like voting. They are the only guarantee it seems, we’re even charged a fee to die. Always enjoy your commentary. Appreciate you.
Damian
It was hidden but it is nice that you found it to share again. “I’m not surprised to find the world rigged” is so true.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Fia. So glad you connected with the write my friend. A very true line indeed, glad I found it too. Appreciate you, cuz.
Damian
This is deep. Glad you found it and posted. And while you’re right the world seems rigged, I don’t so much think it’s the world itself, but the humans pulling the strings.
Nicely written Damian
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Jackie. So glad you connected with the write my friend. That is a very valid point. Appreciate you.
Damian
Such is the plight of us. Your words are a testament to that. At least you make a killer piece out of the dilemma.
Excellent crafting Damian. Tight meter and rhymes are a plus too.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Mark. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I do my best to make chicken salad out of… well you know. lol. Appreciate you.
Damian
Feels like a man staring down the rigged table and still sliding his last chip across just to see what happens.
You’ve got the grit to ask the ugly questions most folks bury under Tuesday morning coffee.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Thomas. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Spot on commentary, I’m always asking the ugly questions, maybe it’s because I can’t do caffeine. lol. It makes my anxiety so manic it’s intolerable. Appreciate you.
Damian
when molehills become mountains they just have to be climbed or written about .. You just done good sir .. very good indeed .. you wrote about the whole thing .. Neville 😎👍
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Neville. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I am one for details that’s for sure. It’s par for the course, just a step in the journey. Appreciate you.
Damian
This took me back into the lines of Shakespeare about the stages of life but told in your original way with the rhythm and blues melody that really cast the spell as I read with the dark magic you infuse into your poetry so masterfully, my friend.
John
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, John. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Now that’s stellar company to even come close to being in the vicinity of in a sentence with the mention of William Shakespeare. Appreciate you.
Damian