But Why Do We Live?

They say that life is too short- oh yes I tell them!

But life well lived; only once is enough,

Why do we live? Some people may ask,

But a writer once wrote that we may-

Live for 27,375 days equivalent to 75 years,

And yet become useless for all that time,

If we can’t figure out the two vital days-

In our life, that is, the day we were born,

And the day we realize why we were born,

The meaning of life must be told to no man,

Let them live and figure that out for themselves,

If you don’t have something to live for,

Then find something to die for, Tupac once sang,

And another pholosopher added, if you can’t stand for something,

Then you will end up falling for anything; too bad am thinking!

As the sun rise and set never give up the chase,

The chase for the rise of a good future,

For the future is always bright-

And so dark are the paths leading to it,

Curse not the darkness just light some candles,

But why are we living? A mere person may keep on asking.

Tito John Msembi [2014]