Part of your wisdom portfolio
Sing it aloud, verse and chorus!
What nonsense!
Why are we here, to what end?
To live is such deep desire,
Why it’s so, no one can tell.
Why must we struggle and strain?
For what purpose, what’s the aim?
What is this life?
What nonsense!
Reach for jobs, then positions,
Grab mates to make babies,
Eat like there’s a famine,
Burn the oil like a birthright,
Collect more stuff without end.
What is this life?
What nonsense!
Oh, why are we so twisted?
We smoke, take drugs, drink too much,
Some rob, steal, abuse, and cheat,
Others murder, rape, and maim.
Why must nature be so bleak?
What is this life?
What nonsense!
Can’t stay faithful to a mate,
Spread our seed at any cost,
Shatter families for what?
Is the anguish worth the thrill?
Why evolve such a vile will?
What is this life?
What nonsense!
Sham intelligence invents
Deadly arms and tinsel toys,
We spread like vermin countless,
And lay our poor planet waste,
Then, rush to fix the damage.
What is this life?
What nonsense!
Fight for land, lush or barren,
Believe in gods, myths, and creeds,
Kill for them every day,
My type, our type, is the best,
Must hate everything else.
What is this life?
What nonsense!
Why’s life not simply nice?
Do dumber beasts have such pains?
Are art and wit not progress?
What’s great about wicked smartness?
Nothing at all, I can see.
What is this life?
What nonsense!
While we seek riches and fame,
Heart failure or accident,
Snuffs out life in an instant,
Or some long malignancy,
Ends our puny existence.
What is this life?
What nonsense!
Why are we here, to what end?
Who can tell me surely why,
What does the universe gain?
Can see no gods or beings reign,
There’s no purpose, no aim.
Oh life,
Just nonsense!
Just nonsense…
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