Ever Changing Life

A poem I wrote in 2012. The only thing I recall about this is that it was inspired by a haiku I heard on a television show. Still wasn't a haiku lover back then so I free formed the inspiration.

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Rising suns 
Glistening sky.
Falling stars	 
Darkening sky. 

Smiles grow.
Frowns prosper. 

Children cry.
Parents succumb to age. 

Natures thrives 
to grow.
Industrialism thrives 
to conquer. 

Families wither 
helplessly in poverty. 
Families float 
carelessly into riches. 

Flowers bloom
with life.
Flowers fade 
to start anew. 

Bonds break.
Bonds connect. 

People break 
from chains. 
People struggle 
in rusty cages.

Snow falls 
to soon melt.
Leaves grow 
to someday descend
lifeless to the ground.
Flowers graduate 
from the warmth of summer. 
The warmth turns 
into blistering extreme heat. 

Blood spills.
Breathes cease.
Sight welcomes darkness. 
Thoughts evaporate. 
Life begins to end. 

Through this all 
the sun rises 
and sets for the moon 
to rise and then fall.
The earth rotates 
Seasons change. 
Repeatedly, over 
and over. 

And finally, 
I still have to get up
in the morning 
just to take a breath.

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