P.S.

By John Blase | March 1, 2014 |
I asked God the question everyone eventually asks:
Isn’t there more?
 
Here is what God said, not verbatim, but close enough:
No, there isn’t more. You have what you have.
You wake up, drink coffee, shit, shave, and shower.
You tend to family and dog and work and traffic,
all day long. Most nights you read a little Harrison,
and if you’re lucky get a little action to boot.
If I’m willing, you’ll do it again tomorrow.
But in all this you must remember you are a poet,
one whose job it is to make a myth out of life.
That is all I have to say on the matter. 
 
P.S. – Its all a gift.
And this should be a good year for strawberries.
 
 

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17 Comments

  1. Mandy Steward (@messycanvas) on March 1, 2014 at 3:13 pm

    to make a myth out of life. i feel this so deeply. poetry meets reality. fiction and autobiography collide. it’s my only way to be here.

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  2. Amy K. Sorrells on March 1, 2014 at 4:23 pm

    Dang, John, this one preaches. I even shave, too. I pray He’s willing to allow me to keep making myths for a long time. Love.

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    • thebeautifuldue on March 1, 2014 at 7:35 pm

      Had to laugh at the ‘shave’ piece…thanks, Amy!

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  3. Susan Irene Fox on March 1, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    …and my grace is enough. Amen. Great one, John. And what a gift you have.

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  4. Brandee on March 1, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    Just the best. The very best.

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    • thebeautifuldue on March 1, 2014 at 7:37 pm

      Hi, Brandee. Thank you, and thanks for pointing Brian this direction too.

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  5. Andrew Budek-Schmeisser on March 1, 2014 at 5:22 pm

    Beautiful poem, but there IS more. Every day presents new chances for honor, and as every Klingon knows…

    Honor is everything.

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    • thebeautifuldue on March 1, 2014 at 7:38 pm

      Honorable comment, Andrew! Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  6. Brian Miller on March 1, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    thank goodness it is going to be a good year for strawberries. ha.
    make a myth of life….nice….i rather like a straight forward tell it how it is god…

    thanks brandee for pointing me your direction.

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    • thebeautifuldue on March 1, 2014 at 7:47 pm

      Hi, Brian. Yes, the straightforward God is preferred although I find God likes to bob and weave and bob and…

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  7. Carolyn Counterman on March 1, 2014 at 6:22 pm

    Dude, if I had been drinking coffee when I read this, I would have spit it out. You made me laugh. Don’t know if you meant to or not. Your unique turn of phrase is a gift. Good stuff.

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    • thebeautifuldue on March 1, 2014 at 7:48 pm

      Carolyn, laughter is so good for us, isn’t it? Thanks.

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  8. R W on March 1, 2014 at 10:51 pm

    That was beautiful! God willing we do it again and again!
    “But in all this you must remember you are a poet,

    one whose job it is to make a myth out of life.

    That is all I have to say on the matter.

    P.S. – Its all a gift.”

    That’s amazing. Thanks 🙂

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  9. pastordt on March 2, 2014 at 10:38 pm

    Well, yes. Indeed you are a poet and it is a gift and it’s meant to be shared. Thank you for your obedience.

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  10. figarobo on March 3, 2014 at 4:07 am

    Just Wow!

    Reply

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