Vona71

by Charles Bukowski

your life is your life
don't let it be clubbed into dank
submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you
chances.
know them, take them.
you can't beat death but
you can beat death
in life,
sometimes.
and the more often you
learn to do it,
the more light there will
be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have
it.
your are marvelous.
the gods wait to delight
in
you.

SoberLeigh

Very nice, vona; thank you.

Soberpotamus

Good ol' Buk

Vona71

Yep

saoutchik

Thank you Vona

There is an Inspirations, Thoughts, Poems and Sayings Forum in SR that you might like Vona

Soberwolf

Very nice Vona

buk1000

Bukowski is great. The Laughing Heart is one of his best.

I used to read Roll the Dice multiple times a day when I first got serious about sobriety.