Do It And Live Poem by S.W. Clark

I don't want to 'do it' because
I tried before and failed
Don't want to 'do it' because
of the times I have bewailed.
For what can cause a broken heart
to feel that healing is there
What can change my saddened soul
what I found that 'it' did not care.
The stories said that 'it' was destined
to favor children of good.
But what they said of 'it' was just
their hope of what they thought 'it' should.
So I don't want to 'do it', not because of you.
But that if I would 'do it' it would take apart us two.

Loneliness has instilled in us a
craving for things unreal.
For another's dream we are told.
For them to watch the hand we deal
but when it is time to fill our pot
they pass us by uncaring
We never seem to get a lot
still somehow it is our bowl we are sharing.