longevity

just how long is
long enough?
many say they want to have children &
to see them grow up would be wonderful,
many say they want those children to have children &
to see their grandchildren would be wonderful,
many just want to get by
many just want to make it to the next day without putting a barrel in their mouth---
but as all the choices are relative,
the context is relative, there is no meaning to speak of &
no one to answer to
for “living life to the fullest” or
“pissing it all away,”
it seems that to live a long enough life
is to live just long enough to be able to laugh a huge
wholehearted laugh
at yourself---
for to stop taking yourself so serious
may very well be a first step in the right direction
regardless of whether today is your last day.