The Last Day

[couchgrouch]

The Last DayJoe wasted two matches in the windtucked his smoke behind his ear and said"you think you got troubles I got a few myselfeach step is a struggle I've stumbled on all twelveI'm due a worthless pention after twenty this is my last daythis job's too pointless to mention they misspelled my name on the cakeso leaving will give me more time to learnlife can be more than just time" the other guy looked down a secand in a shaky voice he said"when a husband starts cheatin he always thinks he can winbut Mister it's self-defeating to gamble on sinI drank to lose my demons when the worst is alchoholso how is wakin' up screamin better than not wakin' at allor is it time that I learnedlife can be more than just timeJoe said "it's normal for flesh n boneto think we're losing our soul all alonebut for each foolish thing we dosomeone else has been there, tooso trust me...if you just give it timelife can be more than just time"the guy took one more look over the edgethen they both stepped in off that ledgethey fell on their knees and both thanked Godand Joe decided to stay on the jobsometimes the biggest step you can takeis makin' sure this ain't your last dayJoe lit up and said "it's about timelife is more than just time"(c)2006 Robert George