Don’t play down.
Don’t punch down.
Don’t worry or stress about the playing field.
your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is 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.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.Charles Bukowski, The Laughing Heart
A college professor read us that poem on our last day of class.
It keeps finding ways to be relevant.
DON’T WASTE YOUR LIFE.
Make time to skip, a little bit.
If you make a hard decision today it’ll be worth it.
Hung things on my wall yesterday.
Dismantled shelves. Reorganized myself.
You’re going to be really great some day.
You’re already really great today.
Maybe it’s time to make another pancake.
There’s no such thing as a vacuum. When one thing steps out there are dozens ready to fill that hollow.
Eye on the prize. Opportunities aren’t wrapped in lies.
Throwing away the silverware was a little presumptive.
Overture of insecurities. Silence and silence and things.
Maybe it’s time to get yourself a hobby.
In the words of Taylor Swift, shake it off. Just shake it off.
I think that’s a reference my friend Jay will appreciate.
