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A Truly Inspiring Poem

September 10
00:47 2011
The Laughing Heart, by Charles Bukowski:your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.

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  1. Dan Rudy
    Dan Rudy September 10, 21:47

    I believe Levis took this for their ad campaign, actually. Aside from that blemish I agree it is a marvelous poem.

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