Once In A Lifetime

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Photo by Andrew Valdivia on Unsplash & Image by Janette from Pixabay. Edited by Me
Once in a lifetime
But twice in death
You’ll come apart like a torn piece of paper
Pulled from a bound notebook
Crumpled and bound to be thrown away
Don’t resist
But fight like hell
This is your renewal, a rebirth,
Like Jesus on day three
After an all night bender
Say it with me
This too shall pass
Perhaps like a bowling ball through a straw
Or Taco Bell on a Friday night
Sometimes like preparing for a colonoscopy
But this too shall pass
After all it’s only once in a lifetime

This is for a dVerse prompt: Now write a poem in the first person that begins with “Once in a lifetime”. Think of a similar three-word movement (anger/sun/love) and develop it in your poem.

This is a bit off from the prompt in that I didn’t do it in first person. But I did start it with “Once in a lifetime”. 😁 I did do a second poem that included the first person – In A Blind Alley.

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C. Stuart Lewis creates poems with feeling, intelligence and sex appeal. His short stories and books focus on characters that feel real in real world situations. Originally from the United States he now resides in Ontario, Canada. Check out his webpage at TheAuthorStew.ca

5 thoughts on “Once In A Lifetime”

  3. I was immediately drawn to the torn paper metaphor, Stew, which resonated with me, and I found hope in the renewal and rebirth. Oh, I know about preparing for a colonoscopy! Yes, it passes, and you forget it with time.

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  4. I really enjoyed the way this refuses to let rebirth become too solemn. Jesus on day three after an all-night bender, bowling balls through straws, Taco Bell, colonoscopies…lol you keep dragging the grand spiritual metaphor back into the ridiculousness of being human. Fun piece. 🩷

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