What did you do with your life, what did you do?
Inspired by my friend and fellow writer, I used this line from Polish poet Czeslaw Milosz's poem, "Capri" to write my own poem: What did you do with your life, what did you do? It's a question with an ever-changing answer, so I look forward to re-visiting it at different times in my life. Thank you, Helen, for issuing the challenge! What did you do with your life? What did you do? Did you face your demons, slay them, and send them back to the hell from which they were unleashed? Did you lift a friend up with encouraging words, supporting her through an awful time, only to find you needed to heed your own sage advice? Did you fiercely protect your time, the time you needed to do things important to you, even when life tried to steal it from you? Did you strap on your armor against the evils of the world--the hate, the absurdity, the pain, the suffering--and win one battle--no matter how small--to counteract it? Did you take the time to thank th...