Stayin' Alive Poem by Jim Boone

Stayin' Alive



Stayin’ Alive

First breath
To last gasp
Beloved child
Or surviving abuse
Self-motivated workler
Or man with a sign
Climbing that ladder
Step by step
Or goin’ for some bucks
For a fix or some beer
Stayin’ alive
Stayin’ alive.

Alone or connected
Creating or reflecting
All settled down and in
Or still layin’ ‘em down
Accepted or rejected
Down and out
Or walking that walk
Shoulders back
Head held high
Trying to love somebody
To have somebody love you
Stayin’ alive
Stayin’ alive....
1997

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Jim Boone

Jim Boone

McKinney, Texas
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