Why worry?

A poem about life.

Why worry? The sun comes up.

The sun comes up tomorrow.

Why worry? The price goes up,

But there's money you can borrow.

Why worry? Your job's long gone,

Your job is down the chute.

Why worry? Your wife's long gone,

She's given you the boot.

Why worry? The world still turns,

It turns until it burns.

Why worry? Your house burns down,

The smoker never learns.

Why worry? Your truck broke down,

The motor just blew out.

Why worry? There's nothing you can do,

Just cry and scream and shout.

© 2017 The Iron Horseman

Author's Note

This is another one that is, in fact, lyrics for a rock song!

Reviews

[Poetic License]

Wow... you missed the verse about the dog dying and the whiskey glass breaking before the first sip! Sheesh. I'm going back to the Huntress. ;-)

[The Iron Horseman]

Lol! It was supposed to make you laugh! I guess I missed the target there! But your review made me laugh, so that's good. I actually resisted 'my dog done died' - I thought it would sound too much like country music! :D :D :D
Thank you for the smile, PL.

[LKBillips]

I like the ironic vibe this give off. It's like the "s**t happens" scene from Forrest Gump. Bad things happen everyday so what's the point of worrying it won't make it go away. Thanks for the read!

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank you! I'm glad you picked up on the irony - I wasn't sure how well it came across!