Chance meeting with fate
"Hello old man. Hello my son.
"Tell me old man, what have you done?
"What I have done is the sum of all wrong.
"The sum of all wrong? An equation quite long,
I am sure. And did you no good?
"Sure I did good, but only for food.
"Only for food? Don't you think that is rude?
"Rude? Be that it could, I was in need of fortitude.
"I could've misunderstood your attitude, but
why do you only do good, for food?
"It's a story quite long, (that in itself is wrong)
but when I was little, I would sit and whittle
little animals of wood, pretty-brittle
then as it would, winter came and the kindling
was never enough to keep out the cold,
so my little treasures weren't sold, but
turned into coal, for the warmth of survival.
That's when I learned that good's not enough
To call adversity's bluff and so I turned
To no good (except for food
Which, know as you should
Must be earned by the sweat on your brow)
But enough for now. Thanks for your time,
And¦.so long my son.
"So long old man.
Centurion, 2003.
