How Long?

Whether____

Sunshine or rain
Pleasure or pain
Intelligent or insane
It only just lasts 'til we die

Beautiful or homely
Together or lonely
Divorce or matrimony
The condition just lasts 'til we die

Loving or hating
 Hurrying or waiting
Consenting or debating
No changes are made when we die

To smile or to frown
To get up or stay down
To go on or turn round
You make the choice 'til you die

Mending or tearing
Restraining or daring
Keeping or sharing
No changes are made when you die

Capital gains or losses
Mountaintops or crosses
Workhorses or bosses
It matters just 'til we die

Truthing or lying
Laughing or sighing
Living and dying
It only just lasts 'til................

                                                           by Yvonne Golden
                                            01/10/15