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I think I will
Finally take King Solomon’s
Wise advice

I will just eat
Drink
And be merry
I will take what is
And do my best to squeeze
The last drop
Of goodness from these
Increasingly troubled
Times
I’ll just continue to fill
My own cup
This time with intention
Maybe not to perfection
But as close to it
As can be

Oh
I will mindfully
And purposefully
Delight
In every sip of life
I take
Like from a coffee
Black or
Unsweetened latte
Under the protection
And careful disguise of a
Polite smile
Effectively made to hide
The weight balancing on my
Shoulders
That of stagnant
Still awaiting dreams

With a freshly sharpened
Sword
Gleaming in my left hand
I will fiercely
Keep away the plunderers
Who keep appearing
Out of thin air
Intent on having even
One drink
From mine own
Divine spring

I’ll send them all back
On their way
For there’s no room to stay
For those who just have
A mind to take
A mind to steal
Building themselves up
On the life force
Of another

(2026)

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