I find that I’m more nostalgic these days,
And wonder if it’s simply part of getting older?
Or is it a sign of the times?
With evil getting bolder,
And committing further crimes?
I find myself feeling ever more grateful,
For each moment idling hours ‘way with fam’ly:
The one that I got to help create;
And, for now, sit happily,
Before it becomes too late,
And we rise and disperse unto fate.
K. Aldaya, 2/25/22
You can not guarantee tomorrow,
So why must you steal away our today?
Let us live, and love, and laugh so,…
We don’t waste our lives away,
In fear of the inevitable.
You can not guarantee our safety.
You can not even guarantee your own.
Life and time pass us by swiftly.
So, why spend our time alone,
When today could be our final one?
You can not guarantee life at all.
It only guarantees you’re a liar,
For we all live and someday fall.
Life is hard, and often dire,…
Though a vast journey from start to end.
Do not guarantee us tomorrow,
And do not plan, and scheme, and try to steal,…
From the stories you’ll never know.
Life is like a spinning wheel,
Which moves ever onward steadily.
So, do not guarantee tomorrow.
I am more than content with my today.
Let me live, and love, and laugh so,…
When it’s my time I can say,
“I did not miss tomorrow, because I lived today”.
K. Aldaya, 8/15/21
GIF: From the music video “Summer Wine” by Lana Del Rey; https://weheartit.com/entry/317798351
Society wants to throw us away.
“You do not matter”, that’s what they say.
If you ask for some help to get by.
Everyone questions: “What?”…”But why?”.
Society wants to throw us away.
“You are a burden”, that’s what they say.
If you can not hold down a job,
“You are a terrible, lazy, fat-slob!”.
Society wants to throw us away,
“You are worth nothing”, that’s what they say.
Well, you know what? Who cares what they say!
Why should their words matter anyway?
Were they there when you cried on your bed.
Would they care at all if you lost your head?
If you said you couldn’t live anymore,
Would any of them come to your door?
Society wants to throw us away.
“You do not matter”, that’s what they say.
Well, guess what? Who cares what they say!
Whose life is this anyway?
No, not theirs…today’s your day!
“Your life matters!”,…
That’s what I say!
K. Aldaya, 11/12/18
Picture: https://sexandrelationshiphealing.com/blog/sexual-abuse-sexual-shame-and-sexual-addiction/
Forgive me, but I must leave now.
Time’s too precious to waste.
Life drifts by us even now.
We should all make haste,
And move toward our own happiness,
Whate’er that might well be.
If it harms none, and makes pain less,
No one should disagree.
I don’t have time to conversate,
On things which can’t be changed.
We’re all stuck here, so celebrate!
Tea time has been arranged.
Sip tea with me, or don’t…who cares?
I’ll drink tea for us both and sing.
No one cares how anyone else fairs,
And each has their own song to sing.
O’ Happy Birthday to us all.
We all were born,… Hurray!
All of us were young and small,
Then grow old and die one day.
So live like Kings and Queens, my dears…
Wear opulence on your sleeve.
Who cares of the rejection of your peers;
If they care not of your joy they should leave.
So forgive me, but I must leave now,
And put on my bows and frilly dress.
I have a tea party to attend.
Life’s too short to eat cake any less.
K. Aldaya, 1/4/16
Picture: By KellyAliceLoliCotton on Deviant Art; http://kellyalicelolicotton.deviantart.com/art/Welcome-To-My-Teaparty-273402429
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