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December 16, 2010

Life in Paraphrase

I live my life in paraphrase, just going through the motions
They tell me I’ve got everything, but I’ve got other notions

I wave and smile in photographs, Death waiting by the door
It gets a whole lot harder when you feel there’s something more

I walk the walk and talk the talk, my foot stuck in my mouth
In summer, sit and curse the heat; in winter, head down south

I wave and smile in photographs, Death knocking at the door
It gets a whole lot easier when you know there’s nothing more

9 comments:

  1. Sad and yet this flows so eloquently.....lovely poem!

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  2. Yes, one gets to the age where that Death guy with his big scythe is always around somewhere. He doesn't seem nearly as alien and scary now as he used--I guess you can get used to anything. (Great final line.)

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  3. It's funny how we envision the grim reaper closer to those who are older and yet I always feel it can be around any corner at any time.

    I loved the flow and the rhyme...it was perfect, Eric.

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  4. Very nice piece. I will keep the scythe at bay for now.

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  5. Okay where's the melody for these gripping lyrics?

    xo

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  6. Ach! That last line is so hopeless! Such a great rhythm in this piece (even though it makes me depressed :). Thanks for stopping by my place, Eric. I have to 'fess up--I subscribe to the Word a Day and every once in a while I dump a few of my favorite ones in a poem. I liked "beek" also.

    :)

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  7. ..and that friends is the nature of the beast...


    So let's enjoy each day and keep that grim reaper in the next town.
    Nicely done!!!

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  8. I like the flow of this, too...as I read it I kept thinking that a famous actor past his prime might say this about life..."they tell me I've got everything...wave and smile in photographs." Good job, eric!

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