There are no second chances, not here
Technology is not waiting to fix
the future, and if it is, we may not
like what it gives us. Planets
elsewhere may support our grandchildren
but they are far away and uncertain.
Reincarnation or heaven give other
lives in different places,
there are no second chances here.
Rough notes on Second Chances for Sunday Scribblings.
One wonders if we've given too many of our first chances away. I feel like your words point me to the now. Thanks for the insight!
ReplyDeleteSame her. We stumble along thinking that we might always be given a second chance.
ReplyDeleteIf we didn't we might be more careful...
we are collectively cutting off the branch we're sitting on...
ReplyDeleteno second chances, true!
Sooooooo true. And not to sound depressing, but this is my number 1 reason for not wanting to have children - I rather take care of ones who are already here.
ReplyDeleteso carpediem!
ReplyDeleteWe should not squander our first chance, for each opportunity should be held as a treasure.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone and karen - my main reason for not having children too!
ReplyDeleteVery reflective and true.
ReplyDeleteGood twist on second chance. I hear ya!
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ReplyDeleteCool.
And that my friend, is to the point.
ReplyDeleteWell written.
Sobering thoughts, succinctly delivered. Well done!
ReplyDeleteScary but true. I read it and immediately felt ... second chance at saving Mother Earth from being destroyed by her 'children'?
ReplyDeleteWell written. I agree, I don't think we're getting any more chances. I've also made the same decision about children....
ReplyDeleteGreat use of this Sunday's theme to remind us of something very important. I love your post!
ReplyDeleteKickin' butt and takin' names Juliet -- I like it bunches!
ReplyDeleteKickin' butt and takin' names Juliet -- I liked it bunches!
ReplyDeleteshiver-down-the-spine straightforwardness, telling it exactly as it is in a very lyrical way. great!
ReplyDeleteTrue, nothing is ever exacly the same, but is it a mistake to jump from that to the conclusion that opportunities don't ever come round again?
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your comments.
ReplyDeleteIsh was I really making that jump? I didn't mean to as such. But new opportunities (in heaven, in a reincarnated life, on a different planet) are not the same thing as a second chance here.
powerful
ReplyDeleteI really "get" this poem... so true.
ReplyDeleteHow depressing that the damage is done and now all we can do is try to clean up the mess and "reverse" some damage.. but not really.
I do feel a huge responsibilty to my daughter and fear for what mess we have brought her into..: (
I'm with ya on the not having kids...
ReplyDeleteBecca and Jennifer both came very close to saying what I also feel about your post. What you have said is quite depressing, but so is the mess we have made of this beautiful earth we were loaned for a lifetime. I hope it is not too late to clean it up and extend the length of time it appears to have left. But we surely must get sober and serious about it NOW!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my site last week.
a stark reality, isn't it?
ReplyDeletewow, very powerful words. I've been reading it over, and over...love it!
ReplyDeleteYup, that's the thing about reincarnation - it's somebody else.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great share,
Frances
Your poems always are clear and get to the point. Very well done!
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