If life was a contest <br />Death would be the prize. <br /> <br />We live to die <br />What a misery! <br /> <br />All the money you’ve got <br />All the women you’ve got <br />All the men you’ve got <br />All the all you’ve got <br />Will vanish as you say goodbye to us <br />And hello to Hells and Heavens <br />Death is your final prize, whatever you do. <br /> <br />If life was a play <br />Death would be the happy or sad-ending. <br /> <br />We live to die <br />What a misery! <br /> <br />Why were you born? <br />Have you asked yourself this question? <br />It is just unfair to get a beautiful gift by chance <br />And have it taken from you the same way <br />It is just unfair to say it is yours <br />You being nothing but a marionette <br />Your arms, legs and head are free of strings <br />And yet you are free to write the speech <br />It is not you who writes the plot <br />Life is the most boring play ever <br />Everyone knows it ends with death. <br /> <br />If life was a train <br />Death would be the final destination. <br /> <br />We live to die <br />What a misery! <br /> <br />You know you’re getting there in the end <br />Sometimes you just want to get off <br />Although you try hard <br />You are nothing but a mere passenger <br />The decisions lie in the hands of the conductor <br />After all, you haven’t even paid for the tickets! Don’t complain! <br />You think you know where you are going <br />You’d better wonder where you are being taken to. <br /> <br />I don’t want to make any other analogy <br />I’m tired of thinking “What if…” <br />Hypotheses take your time <br />Hypotheses don’t take you anywhere <br />Life was not, life will not, life is <br />Death will <br />Will what? <br />Kill you <br />Don’t blame her for this <br />It is just her job <br />Don’t be afraid of her <br />She is as weak as you <br />At least you can stop living <br />On the other hand, she will never retire <br />She is as part of the contest, of the play, of the train as you are. <br /> <br />Yes, my dear <br />Neither you <br />Nor her <br />Nor me <br />Has a choice. <br /> <br />We live to die <br />What a misery!<br /><br />Rodrigo Campos<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/alive-dead/
