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"... brevity is the soul of wit ..."
- William Shakespeare

Tyson West


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The Meaning of Life

(Rondel)

The meaning of life is staying alive
the quick's remembrance rains grace on the dead
when men first pondered thus they hid in dread
where next would armies, storms, or plagues arrive.

Their priests conceived a deity to drive
men's flesh from plagues to feasts to stay well fed
the meaning of life is staying alive
the quick's remembrance smears grace on the dead.

From unseen gods and fear old men derive
a pleasant afterlife for each death bed.
When I rely on brutal facts instead
no way can I absorb this precious jive.
The meaning of life is staying alive.