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Life is Short


He looks down at the bill, anger apparent on his face

You look down at the floor, you know he needs space

After he yells, you know you should run

All of these fights, your life isn’t fun

You sprint out the door

Because you don’t know anymore

You don’t know what you should do

But you know that you should choose

Everything around you is falling to pieces

The money is gone, the debt increases

You start to think about ending it all

You get in your car and start to bawl,

Then you start to drive down the street

Panicked and crying, you feel defeat

Then out of the corner of your eye

You see a man, who looks like he’s died

You pull over the car to try to help

But it’s of no use, then you hear something yelp

You turn around to see a dog sitting there

The dog is hurt, you pull at your hair

Why is everything around you so bad?

You start to scream, you must be mad

But then the sun comes out, shining and bright

So you pull yourself together using all of your might

You help save the lives of the man and the dog

Then you go home and write on your blog

“Life is short,

So play some sports.

Be with loved ones

Who hug you tons.

Watch the flowers blossom,

Because everything is awesome”

Then out of nowhere it seems,

Your husband appears like out of a dream

You remember why you married at all

And you fall in his arms, with no worries to recall

 

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