i live my life in poetry
that makes most things alright:
i'm not one to get too angry
and not prone to get uptight.
i live my life an artist
no rulebook guides my way
and night carries my burning wick
deep into each new day.
i live my days observing
no two things look the same,
the street provides my painted scene
the houses are its frame.
i live my days a-pondering
the thoughts inside my head
with days gone by they're watered
with literature they're fed.
i live my life in poetry –
that's quite okay with me –
for another way to live my life
i simply cannot see.