They said that time’s a ticking
So best not to waste time sitting
As there’s goals you should be hitting
By the close of play
They said to keep on running
Coz the things they keep a coming
And there’s always someone gunning
To be better than you
They said to keep on doing
Keep on striving and pursuing
So eschewing, not reviewing,
What you want to do
They said to earn yet higher
So more things you can acquire
And just wait till you retire
To enjoy your time
They said to climb the ladder
But it slowly makes us madder
Till we wind up so much sadder
When snakes take us down
They said keep up with the Joneses
But I guess that presupposes
They don’t stop and smell the roses
Do you want that life?
They said they had the answer
Always some kind of enhancer
But when diagnosed with cancer
Saw it was not true
So I sit beneath the trees
Inhale fresh air, feel the breeze
Though I see no guarantees
I am wild and free
Laura writes... 
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