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How To Use Life

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On Earth,

      Life a unique commodity.

          It is precious.                          

              Though, what sets it apart

                   from other resources,

                       is that, it is         
               
                           the only One,

                                that can decide

                                    for itself,

                                        if it wants to be wasted

                                            or put to good use.


In the Universe,

    a single life,

         is here for just a second

               then it's gone.

                     But what that life

                          leaves behind,

                              can either last

                                    for a second,

                      or forever.


Kirsten Z. Jacob
Author's Notes.
I know many of us are confused about what to do with our lives. We try too many things to know what direction we should head in.
But whatever we end up settling on we should always make the most of it.

The commas are placed such that the pauses they induce are meant to get the reader to really think about what I tried to convey.

*This piece cannot in whole or in part be reproduced, altered or claimed in any way without my explicit permission. ~Kirsten Jacob
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Rockosys's avatar
Wow great poem...reminds me of my poems I wrote in high school...great poem...