elders remember their day
all was rosy, nothing was grey
if i'm still young
and it certainly isn't mine
whose day is today? i'd like to find
them, ask them if they realise
today is theirs, they'd better not waste it.
we say 'one day..'
but rarely 'today...'
today all this is yours
or maybe none, belongs to no-one
obsessed with ownership
but want a new lease of life
accepting it's temporary
does this simplify?
want to have something to show
but to who?
who's going to care?
I've got all this stuff!
well done have a cookie
really pleased for you
again well done
can i get on with my life now please
got a job to do
orders to fill
not time to kill
hearing how great it was for you
i don't get paid to listen.
believe me, I'd love to
learn your lessons so I don't cock up
but I'm too absorbed in myself
need to learn them on my lonesome
so I can bore youngers with them
got to get
material shite for my money
me me me
look at me look at me
should concentrate more on the experience
seeing, doing, all kinds of this and that
even for the sake of an anecdote, it's all good
some wish they were born yesterday
in a better era
now is boring, then was better
just accept you're here
always something interesting if you look around you
if not, make something happen
fake responsibility
everything should be done for you
complain about the system
reject it, change it
too much like hard work
more than my job's worth
just get on with the everyday
we're all guilty.
oh what is the meaning of my life?
i don't know
depends who you are
what are you good at, what do you enjoy?
play to your strengths, mould your faults
if not putty then toothpaste & tissue will cover cracks
careers counselling should be done
by those who have experienced all, not none
done when you're 30 not when you're young
who earns 100k?
many are paid it
not sure the salary's deserv'ed
hands should be dirty no matter how high
back to today
sun shines, lovely day
making the most of now
not thinking of tomorrow
though i probably should
doph June 2006