Just Living

Our infancy is the stage
when we know no anguish
of what is at hand
until we rise beyond

With joy or with scorn
we get to push us on
up or down the social ladder
leaving a trail of the past

For some this journey is
an overwhelming bumpy ride
others find the going tranquil
in the end we all are tested
in ways we never expected .

When the Unexpected Strikes

If nature deals a crappy hand
why should we frustrate?
and resign to a life
that may really suck

Even though despair is near
look for the beaten path
where others have trodden
looking for greener pastures

The journey may be perilous
but the rewards are enormous
when the future does hold out
depending on how we persevere

Before the curtain is drawn
and all is said and done
Did we make good?
on this one-time experience.