Your slice of happiness (inspirational)
Is your
imagination provocative, or wild?
Do you try to hit the ball but wonder how
everything got fouled?
Do you sometimes feel out of touch,
or out of place?
Are you in dreamland again,
floating outer space?
When I look around this world
sometimes this is how I feel.
Cutting off an arm or a leg just
to break even with bills.
Some of life's pleasures are not
even pleasurable anymore.
In a hotel room with a policeman knocking
at your door.
You give all that you can,
but everyone still wants plenty more.
Just ask your uncle Sam.
While I watch your mouth drop down to the floor.
Everyone demands their piece of the pie.
But never give everything to everyone
without first cutting yourself a slice.
It just may be the sweetest...
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Submitted on October 15, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Stanza Lengths | 24 |
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