Same Difference

I don't know
Which is better
Or which is worse

The way you live your life
Or the way I live mine.

You
Go out
Every night
Enjoy booze
A few fags
Loud music
And the occasional prostitute

Your lungs are black
With tar
Your liver
Is probably ready to collapse
You might have
Yet another STD
And you'll probably die
At forty-seven
Of a heart attack
Because you're over-stressed
And over-worked.

I,
On the other hand,
Enjoy nights in,
Peace and quiet,
Am a vegetarian,
Do not drink
And only have the odd cigarette.

My lungs are
Pretty healthy.
I keep fit
And I'll probably die
Mmm, around
A hundred and two,
Calmly, in my sleep,
Because
I'm not that over-stressed
Or over-worked.

I don't know
Which is better
Or which is worse --
How you live your life
Or how I live mine,
But we both know
We wouldn't have it
Any other way.

Category:

Education

Tags:

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• poetry
• spoken word
• relationships
• drink
• booze
• cigarettes
• teetotal
• open verse
• life
• existence
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• people
• recitation

[TomCoteMusic]

awesome!

[janeczka]

@TomCoteMusic Glad you think so!! :)

[marycigarettes]

hahahahahahahaha...that is genius in its cutest form.....i have to favourite this one....a real gem..and beautifully performed

[janeczka]

@marycigarettes Thank you so much!! I appreciate it. Your insight is always welcome and valued.

[sonofwalt]

I like!

[janeczka]

@sonofwalt And I like that you like! ;)

[janeczka]

@leftysergeant Thank you :) And I am glad you can appreciate my words. I enjoy your comments. Keep 'em coming!

[leftysergeant]

It all comes down to being right for yourself. If you aren't you, you're nobody, so enjoy it.

I, for one, am glad that you are who you are and can offer up these poetic gems.

[janeczka]

@zmov1 I think there's definitely a bit of that in the mix! ;)

[zmov1]

Oh my goodness. Maybe it's like the Moody Blues sang, 'A Question of Balance'? :)