Life goes on

Life goes on, neither the good

nor the bad ever lasts;

when despair seeps into your soul

never fret, it will pass;

the ups and downs

and sideway diversions

give meaning to life

though we have aversions

to that which gives pain

not its companion, delight,

or anxiety and anguish

panic or fright;

but what is left

what will shall remain,

when all we can see

makes us feel insane,

when the road ahead

seems desiccated and unending,

when no joy is present

nor seems to be waiting,

when understanding dawns,

as a single breath is drawn

that life goes on…

long after the thrill of living is gone.