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Encounters With All

A Life Poem

By Jason MortonPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read

Times change; it all happens so fast

Little did we know grandest plans might fall

With age comes the reality that only the memories will last

With youth, we'll remember being impervious and mighty tall

Lucky ones find the greatest of treasure

It's those who found purpose and the magics of love

A lucky one would feel the greatest of pleasure

Feeling like light shone on them from the heavens above

The not-so-enchanted lives of millions of people making the news

Forgotten, they are over the strain of the years

Time waits for none, not fortunate or living the blues

Hope that the less happy have someone to wash away their tears

In all those faces, you read the effects of their tales

From kings and queens to the paupers on the street

To watch their expressions, for the gifted, it never fails

You see, even kings and queens don't find life is always sweet

Showing up is the key to one's final chapter in their story

Will they be the hero or the villain of their time on Earth

Was their story be filled with love, joy, and laughter, or an end so gory

Or did they show this world that they had so much worth

Judge not by what you see

Be wary of casting your day onto them too quick

Watch their faces and treat them as you'd like to be

Because even a rich and happy king might give you a big kick

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Jason Morton

From fiction to reality there’s tons to share about this crazy life. From being a single father, an officer, and having had many insane adventures while I learned about the world, my imagination runs wild with ideas.

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    Written by Jason Morton