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Gravedigger
its a lot of
work
to dig a grave
especially
if it’s
your own
we dig
a shovelful
of soil
with each choice
we make
in life
the riskier the choice
the deeper
the hole
we can make
easy
choices
dig a
shallow
hole
to occupy
many
years from now
or take
some risks
have some
adventures
possibly
die sooner
but
buried
deeper
remembered for
generations or forgotten
in an instant
it’s
your
choice
be
forgotten
somewhere
in a
shallow
grave
bones
dug up and
scattered by predators
or
be
remembered
celebrated with
stories of your
vibrant life
buried deep
beneath massive
gravestones
where you
will be
safe
© 2020 Raibeart Bruis
work
to dig a grave
especially
if it’s
your own
we dig
a shovelful
of soil
with each choice
we make
in life
the riskier the choice
the deeper
the hole
we can make
easy
choices
dig a
shallow
hole
to occupy
many
years from now
or take
some risks
have some
adventures
possibly
die sooner
but
buried
deeper
remembered for
generations or forgotten
in an instant
it’s
your
choice
be
forgotten
somewhere
in a
shallow
grave
bones
dug up and
scattered by predators
or
be
remembered
celebrated with
stories of your
vibrant life
buried deep
beneath massive
gravestones
where you
will be
safe
© 2020 Raibeart Bruis
Published 23rd Apr 2020
Author's Note
23rd entry in the NaPoWriMo challenge.
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24th Apr 2020 3:08am
24th Apr 2020 3:48am
28th Apr 2020 5:16pm
Indeed, Kp, an apt view of life: we do dig our graves or cement our fortunes by the choices we make every day. Because there is no repentance in the grave, however, we ought to make prudent choices; for whether we burrough deeply or contaminate the world from shallow interment, we must ultimately face and give an account of our records.
I like the simplicity and flow of the tripartite linear construction, whose endpoints speak to the hard labour of digging a grave...
["its a lot of
work
to dig a grave"]
...in search of a safe escape...
["where you
will be
safe "]
...from the rigors of life.
Well done!
Sincerely
cab
I like the simplicity and flow of the tripartite linear construction, whose endpoints speak to the hard labour of digging a grave...
["its a lot of
work
to dig a grave"]
...in search of a safe escape...
["where you
will be
safe "]
...from the rigors of life.
Well done!
Sincerely
cab
28th Apr 2020 5:20pm
28th Apr 2020 5:39pm
You are welcome. Remember I had PM-ed you initially and promised to visit you outside of the NaPo challenge to post my comment.
cab
cab
