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Will He? Won't He
A frequent question by me primarily posed
“Why can’t you take better care of yourself?”
It just takes a bit of willpower.”
in me, there is no scarcity of willpower
a will bent on my destruction
a powerful desires to surrender to failure
nefarious captor of my spirit
that would rather see me dead
than change for the better
I pause to consider,
What would I lose with my demise?
the chance to see my daughter as a mother
to cradle new life in my grandfatherly arms
the privilege to have stimulating conversation;
to sing in harmony; to laugh uproariously
with my adult children
in there beautiful Alto and Bass tones
What will I miss when to ash transformed
too much beauty, too much wonder,
too much magic, too much art
too much poetry left to write
and to be separated from my ever-present friend
my life-long companion music
would tear my soul asunder
“Why can’t you take better care of yourself?”
It just takes a bit of willpower.”
in me, there is no scarcity of willpower
a will bent on my destruction
a powerful desires to surrender to failure
nefarious captor of my spirit
that would rather see me dead
than change for the better
I pause to consider,
What would I lose with my demise?
the chance to see my daughter as a mother
to cradle new life in my grandfatherly arms
the privilege to have stimulating conversation;
to sing in harmony; to laugh uproariously
with my adult children
in there beautiful Alto and Bass tones
What will I miss when to ash transformed
too much beauty, too much wonder,
too much magic, too much art
too much poetry left to write
and to be separated from my ever-present friend
my life-long companion music
would tear my soul asunder
Published 4th Apr 2025
Author's Note
NaPo WriMo 2025 #3
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