Rhymes AND Nonsense

FINAL ACT

FINAL ACT 

I try to breathe; my lungs just fail to act 

I chose, I gave the moment to the art 

Pass me a pen and paper for that part 

I'll create a piece, hope it never fall apart 

It's not a meet & greet when you're the meat 

They all want a piece of you to eat 

Are you here to get to fame?! 

The line is long, take a seat 

Or just to play, are you ready for the game? 

No you're not; I can hear your heart beat 

Whatever you do, it'll end in defeat 

In air, there's enough room for your feet  

We don't want the same feat! 

You want a car, I want a fleet 

I came, I saw, I tried 

The day I was born, I cried 

And if I didn't, I'd have died 

So my hands, they were tied 

All the times I have lied 

I like to think I had no choice 

But that is just another vice 

I am good and I am bad 

I will make you happy, make you sad 

I will make you cry and make you laugh 

When times are rough, I'll make you tough 

At times I'm serious, at times I bluff 

Quarter a problem is better than half 

I can only give you what I have 

I have a purpose I will serve 

Bad stuff I get, I deserve 

And obscene comments, I reserve 

Then comes the last of hours 

Fault is mine, glory ours 

The task is too hard, I need some powers 

When standing tall above the towers 

Nothing beats the smell of flowers 

From the people that you adore 

But then it's time to leave the floor 

You have to bow and leave the show 

Those tears flow from eye to toe 

Have you never said goodbye before?! 

Well, this time you should know it's final 

Take it from me 'cause that much, I know 

All the cheers and the tears evolve into fear 

All of friends and foes, so far and still near 

You could bless, you could curse 

What you've done, you can't reverse 

The day is tough, the night is dark 

You've had enough, without much luck 

You're fast to blame, slow to thank 

Quick to act but slow to think 

Surely now you see the link! 

The end is nigh, schedule is tight 

Act with wisdom and less of might 

The wise prevail where might could fail 

It's only bad intent you have to veil 

We all like snails, leave a trail 

A day will come when you're sick and frail 

Will crowds be happy? Or then wail?! 

When I go, I'll leave a tale 

I hope my story you'll tell 

Where I stood and where I fell 

I turned my gaze and fixed it east 

With the sun, I saw a beast 

On my flesh it had come to feast 

I knew that day, with the sun I'd set 

For all I had done, it's all I'd get 

I hate those dreams, games of fate 

Is reality different? Give or take 

Life is not a piece of cake 

Death is real, feelings fake 

So, when our time is ripe to part 

There is one thing I want intact 

With all my friends I make a pact 

A matter of life and death in fact 

It's just a request, I can't impart 

Let me live on through my art 

That shall be my final act.

-Constino