Off Topic: just a poem to share

M1

My daughter sent this to me yesterday, and I liked it so thought I'd share. A bit dark, but it rang true to me. Maybe it just fits my current state of mind.

Good Bones--by Maggie Smith

Life is short, though I keep this from my children.

Life is short, and I've shortened mine

in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways,

a thousand delicious ill-advised ways

I'll keep from my children. The world is at least

fifty percent terrible, and that's a conservative

estimate, though I keep this from my children.

For every bird there is a stone thrown at a bird.

For every loved child, a child broken, bagged,

sunk in a lake. Life is short and the world

is at least half terrible, and for every kind

stranger, there is one who would break you,

though I keep this from my children. I am trying

to sell them the world. Any decent realtor,

walking you through a real *$%&, chirps on

about good bones: This place could be beautiful,

right? You could make this place beautiful.

harshedbuzz

It's dark but beautiful

Caro_Lynne

Rings so true. At the same time, life is the longest thing we have, Thanks for sharing.

Iris L.

When I was in college, I was told this: "Life is hard, then you die." It's true. But we are put here to soften it.

Iris

jfkoc

My husband's version "Life's a bitch and then you die".

We do try to keep things from our children...for their sakes as well as our need to feel independent. One day the shoe falls...the dam breaks and their innocense (sp) is destroyed.

Jgirl57

Dark, but I did like it. Thank you for sharing . Now we live by : Life is short , dessert first