It takes most of my energy just to get out of bed

and to fight being a prisoner in my own head


Too often seeing another sunrise I dread

the passion for life, that old fire breathing dragon inside of me  is almost dead


I am playing the back nine

and my best shots are barely on-line


But, my middle name is perseverance

and to my "code" there is still an adherence


My calling is to tell a tale well

and clearly like a call on a satellite "cell"


So, I exist and evil I try to resist

in hopes that St. Peter will have me on his list

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*Credit and Kudos to Iggy Pop and his song "Lust For Life"