What is Life

Carnage comes from within;
And it brings with it suffering.
To those who challenge it;
Torment for as long it lasts.
Why bother trying?
Life cares not back.
In your strongest wishes;
You can not stop what is to come, or what has passed.
To try is a waste of effort;
To open yourself to yourself to others;
Is even more pointless, most of the time.

So why do we go on?
I truly do not know;
And now I truly begin not to care.
What does the end hold?
That is question better left unasked.
Why do we play this game?
Because it is the only option we have.
When we hold our hearts to the light;
We see what we want.
To some they see hope, love, joy;
While others see suffering, pain, and pity.

How can one see something so different then others?
That is not for any of us to answer;
It is for us to deal with.
The eternal question, that divides us all.
Is the glass half empty or half full?
In the end try as you will you fall under one of these types.
While the second move forward and find what comes;
The first look back and try to piece together what was lost.

To be full is to enjoy all that is around you;
To be empty is to never look forward and always be the victim.
With that I most leave you;
For now that is.
In time I shall return;
With more words of wisdom.
Until then remember;
Life is what you make it;
Nothing more, nothing less!

By: Brad Campbell
February 22/2000