Steven A. Jent

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Sigh

A friend of mine says the world’s on fire, and it’s never going to rain.

And it’s worthwhile to be a liar or anything else that pays.

I told him I’d been there before, and it’s no place to remain.

 

While one of us remains alive,

Then surely we shall all survive.

After this, all else becomes a sigh.

 

I’ve been told too many times that there’s nothing to believe.

But you and I can make the garden real before we leave.

It’s left to us to sow the joy, we’ve had enough of grief.

 

 



All words and music copyright © 1975–2011 Steven A. Jent