The Laughing Heart 2.0

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.

By: Charles Bukowski

This poem was an assignment at the beginning of the year in which we had to memorize the speech during class. Now, memorizing this piece was worth it due to the fact that I am still in love with this poem. It's empowering yet reserved. I wanted to post this poem once again because it helps put things in perspective especially with college application deadlines coming up.