"What shall we ever do?" (poem)

By Luke Labern

I'm good at this and that.
I'm average at most:
I have lots of wants and needs
And much and nothing to do.
Time is running out --
I can't run this body forever.

What if I become great
Or successful --
But retain this way of
Thinking, and doubt these choices?
What if I'm never happy?
What if I cease to be?

I promise myself that pain
Is good, because it proves
I'm alive. But I have to
Question: if I'd rather live
And lose you
Or be the one to leave myself?

A Poem,
Published 18 June 2012

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