04/18/99  01:31PM

Life's Darkness

Is life a sequence of pointless events?
Working, worrying, loving to the end.
Nothing's important, not dollars, nor cents,
Not parents, nor spouse, not even a friend.
Life's destiny is evaded by fate,
Knowledge obtained only to be lost.
Solutions appear; die early or die late.
Rain, dark skies, lightning, thunder, black frost,
Fear and loneliness, but of which am I?
Solitudes emotions leave space for life,
To be lived on earth, or lost to the sky.
Will it end by being victim to a knife?
From my own hands, or those of someone else?

Whatever happens, keep in mind, a friend
is always there, to help you, to the end.