The World's your Oyster
the Optimist said - it's more like
a battered suitcase.
Don't run yourself down -
boast a bit - tell some untruths -
construct an image;
cast anchors aside
jump on, surf Tsunamis,
a nail-biting ride
hoping beyond all hope to land
on some sumptuous shore.
Much get up and go?
No - mainly lie down and die
Fin de Siecle.
Scatter my ashes
close to where I was born
I didn't go far;
you're supposed to do well,
go far, have letters,
make a difference, make wealth;
much of which, I didn't do.
