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Brenda - A Voice that Wonders's avatar

Big smile… imagining the part where “tying himself the bed with his hair”😄. Truthfully, I don’t want to know when I about to die… 😊

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steve huffman's avatar

Damn right

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Constance Brissenden's avatar

Great poem, up there with the best.

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BJ Dawson's avatar

I love everything about this. Makes me think of the poem where we're encouraged to not go gentle into that good night.

I'm no classic lit expert, but I'm sure you know the one.

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Sandra Geer's avatar

I take it you won’t be going peacefully! But you’re still young and you may change your mind as you get older. Like as in “real old”!

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Wolf's avatar

Onwards, always onwards like the salmon.

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Rick Schmidt's avatar

ME TOO!

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Daniel Hettenbach's avatar

https://youtu.be/JhqyZeUlE8U?si=Q_eZj6P8m44SeJNY

This is you Boss. Drive the lane. Furiously. Bet.

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Daniel Hettenbach's avatar

Boss. This just happened.

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Daniel Hettenbach's avatar

I love this

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Daniel Hettenbach's avatar

Boss. Realizations. You're MJ. I'm Dennis. Locate New Gods Now is Now

You're a between the legs dribble. Sir. 63 points a game. That's who you are. You're a Lion. You are Samurai. You got four books in you now. Slap them down. I'm not joking Writer. I'm your friend….do you see me….I'm yours. We are Pride Sir.

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Mary's avatar

fierce battle cry ...

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Imola's avatar

"Who cares

about a pristine afterlife

when living is a joyous

mess?" Yes!

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Michael Chabon's avatar

Damn, Sherman.

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Paul Clayton's avatar

Nice. When death comes for me, I'll just change my address and contact info.

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Jan Myhre's avatar

I'm with you! What a great thought. At 83 I have decided to make plans, set goals, start another book about my life (the first one was about my sons), and just keep on truckin', as we used to say in the 40's 50's and 60's. As for my passing, I just want to keel over and be done with it. I also want my ashes scattered over the Bridger Range in the Gallatin Valley of Montana. If my sons fail to do that for me, I told them I would come back to haunt them! Your poem today was a terrific prompt. I shall get a poem out of it for my poetry group in September! Thanks!

~Jan

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