the beautifully defeated

 


there is no
real future

just tonight

and maybe a few
other random nights
of love scattered
among the hopeless
hope

try as we
may

the earth will
win

the dirt will
win...

and we will
lose

but let that
losing be
magnificent

as magnificent
as cold beer on
a hot day

as magnificent
as a bum begging
for change on a
street corner

as magnificent as
knowing we are
all beautifully
defeated

but go on
living

living

living