Life by Patricia Ralph
LIFE
We are the eternal breath of babies blowing bubbles to heaven …
Life is not the day to day dilemma of survival, misconceptions and deception
It is neither the fear of being nor the fear of knowing
Life cannot be defined by authority or the lack of
It cannot be defined by the power to destroy or the lack of power to defend
Life is not the accumulation of wealth or its unequal distribution that demeans - leaving its
masses to dwindle away in poverty and squalor
Life is not some random flip of a coin to select leaders or followers, winners or losers
Life is not that unpredictable falling star where you close your eyes and wish
for a happy ever after
It is not some fortune teller’s prediction on a deck of cards, a crystal ball or tea leaves in a cup
Life is not trivial fantasy perpetrated on reality TV or music videos perpetuated by illusions of
individuals living fake and calling it real
Life is not the addiction that makes it easy to wake up, go to sleep, speak, breathe and die
without adding value to space marginalized and depreciated
Webster defines life as “the interval of time between birth and death”, “it’s the manner of
living”.
So here we stand…
We are the eternal breath of babies blowing bubbles to heaven