We're only here for a short time
life keeps pushing past
Ain't no way we can rewind
time on this visitors badge
Cause the lines on my face
match the cracks in the floor
no matter how hard I trace
they won't smooth out no more
I've reached the otherside
of the middle-aged door
Pour something with a lime
that reaches down to my core
Cause you can't change the past
there are no revolving doors
Sweep me away like the glass
on this old bar room floor
But don't count me as trash
Though I may be battered and torn
Like the Phoenix in ash
I'll rise better than before
Out on life's boulevard
nothing ever comes easy
Even though things get hard
they'll never be tougher than me
About the Creator
Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
Telling stories my heart needs to tell <3 life is a journey, not a competition
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Comments (7)
Luffy brought me to this amazing piece of work. Beautiful piece. Makes you appreciate a colorful sunset.
I believe you, Kelli. I believe you. You've been through enough already to suggest rather strongly that attempting to cross you would probably be a bad idea. (And I greatly admire you for that.)
"I've reached the otherside of the middle-aged door Pour something with a lime that reaches down to my core" I hear you loud and clear Kelli
oh, I really like this, last two lines pack a punch <3
I know that's right Kelli! Go gurl! 💪🏾💕💖
You will live forever in body, mind and spirit even if the body does give out first. Good job.
The phoenix returneth! Great work, Kelli.