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JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

0 posted 2011-01-25 07:19 AM

So you know the worth of life;
Is that with or without a wife?
Or does true worth to do with cash,
That you have so carefully stashed?

Does the worth of one fall too short,
Is it judged by a snooty court?
Is the worth we process to seek,
Really that special and unique?

Is freedom the key to it all,
Or your name on a bathroom wall?
Are you free to pursue your dream,
Seeking your own crème de la crème?

Do you judge your peers of their worth,
Are they worth more because of birth?
Duty and work, do they mean less,
Than a rebel whose life's a mess?

The pious walks a narrow road,
He lives by his own set of codes.
Does his morals give him right,
Look down his nose from Rapture's height?

Can you survive bad love alone,
Or do you instead seek a clone?
Are you imprisoned behind bars,
Is a tiny cell your boudoir?

Life can be a lonely journey,
When things begin to get antsy.
There is no blueprint I am told,
You life is, or is not controlled.

~ Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. ~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

1 posted 2011-01-25 08:26 AM

I really am liking your thinking here Jerry. You raise some thoughtful questions.
This is really worth a couple of reads. Good stuff guy!
Lori

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

2 posted 2011-01-25 08:55 AM

Thanks, Lori, we are our own best counsel for the most part although we may make bad decisions.

~ Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. ~

faithmairee
Senior Member

since 2011-01-05

Posts 1441
Poe Haven, USA

3 posted 2011-01-25 03:38 PM

This is one of the most thought-provoking poems I've ever read. I love your subject and how wonderfully you've posed your questions about worth. I will be thinking about this one for a good while. Masterfully penned, JerryPat

Faith

There must be a poem in here somewhere.

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

4 posted 2011-01-25 05:17 PM

Thank you so much, Faith. Your comments mean much to me.

~ Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. ~

faithmairee
Senior Member

since 2011-01-05

Posts 1441
Poe Haven, USA

5 posted 2011-01-25 07:50 PM

my pleasure, JerryPat...i always look forward to each poem you post...you are the best!

Faith

There must be a poem in here somewhere.

The_Doctors_Angel_32
Member

since 2011-01-14

Posts 337
Florida, USA

6 posted 2011-01-25 07:52 PM

I really thought provoking piece here Jerry. But I have to say the ending lines clinch it.

i truly enjoyed the read!!!

When the family is together, the soul is at peace - Russian Proverb

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

7 posted 2011-01-25 07:57 PM

Thank you, The_Doctors_Angel_32, for reading and commenting most favorably to my offering, it is greatly appreciated.

~ Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. ~

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