We All Live Our Lives Alike

at first, and then in a different way, until the end, and then it's the same again

we all live our lives alike
no matter what you speak
we all live the human way
we all share the blood of life
so we love until we cant
and you touch until hurts
so you'll feel until you wont
we'll all breath until we cant
and everyone gets hurt
and some will just go numb
and some wont feel at all
while some can love it all

and some will always find the heart

and feel the heat of human spark

still some wont look at all
until their final fall
as we all leave the ones we love
as we all get left by those we loved
we all have that one last call
and we all have our closing bell

but some of us will first, just live a little more

before that curtain call

as some of us will die, without having had at all

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

As a species we have most things in common. We all bleed, we all sleep, eat, etc, etc. What is different are our emotions and they are all powerful. And that is what separates each one of us. Can you imagine living without feeling? Some people just exist, they don't live. Interesting thoughts.

Chris

[Davidgeo]

Yes. I can imagine living without feeling. It's hard to come back from that kind of thing, usually it's just luck or some kind of psychological breaking point gets hit that brings a person back from that. I think one of the major flaws of modern psychology is relying on medication as the first line of defense. Not to say the meds aren't helpful but some people rely on them and only them because it's easier to feel nothing than it is to find out the root cause of the problem. Finding that out is usually extremely painful and the reward is rarely immediate... it's usually going to cause more pain for a short while before it helps. Of course, there are some types of psychological problems in which the only course of action is medication... a lot of medication. Sometimes being numb is what keeps someone from committing suicide. Consciousness is a strange thing.

[Chris Shaw]

Medication is important, but I personally think it masks the problem. It wasn't until I had counselling and got to the root of my problem, (I didn't even know what it was) that my depression went. Yes, it was painful, but it worked, and the depression hasn't come back, and that was over 10 years ago. That numbness is awful.

[Davidgeo]

For seemingly very different people I'm starting to find us to be quite similar underneath. Don't tell anyone, I have a reputation to uphold god damn it.

[Chris Shaw]

Well there's 300 million people worldwide suffering from depression. That's pretty common to me.

[Davidgeo]

And there are 300 million different ways to suffer from that. It's only common on the surface, everyone experiences that differently.

[Chris Shaw]

That is true. Can't disagree with that.

[Davidgeo]

There are degrees of similarity though. Without being specific I think you and I kinda see it within a very similar spread of degrees. At least the treatment part of it anyway. There's a few "tom cruise" scientology types on this site that I've come across... and other's that just think you need to find jesus and it all goes away. It's kinda funny but it also tragically reminds me of how differently some approaches can be in regards to that problem. I think 'whatever works' is the best course. Judgement is only something I do for amusement, never for practical purposes.

[Chris Shaw]

Each to their own but I'd be giving the Tom Cruise and Jesus solutions a miss.

[Davidgeo]

Yeah... those approaches I find to be, not at all productive, to put it politely.

[Ranger Kessel]

Well written and true. Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed this.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

My reviews are not intellectually challenging but I will tell you I like this a lot

[danielle.]

Awesome, I love this. My favourite of yours I have read so far. We do indeed all live our lives alike and those points of similarity you have chosen to hilight are extremely moving. I think this is a great piece of writing!

[Davidgeo]

Thanks elle. I'm glad I could touch you with this.

[DIVYA]

This poems offers so much to think upon and one of that is that I felt sad for those who are fighting a losing battle with the blues. It's hard not to relate to your words personally and I feel I have seen and dwelt quite a bit with the dark demons in my head, having been severely anorexic for all teenage years with no family support, no medical/ psychiatric aid, indeed, where I grew up, the disease was unheard of and a "whim" or a "luxury". I fought it with insight and a very strong, underlying faith in God and that's what keeps me afloat and alive and is also the basis of my faith in those I love and care about. One can call it a drug, a delusion but it never fails to come through for me. I can gladly believe, I'll be the ones in your poem who hope to think and feel and love and live till the end takes me. I'm so happy David. ⚘

[Davidgeo]

I think everyone of us feels the same things but just with different intensities. I don't believe in god but I believe in the power of religious belief. Is that not the same thing? (at least until we die, then one of us will be pleased the other damned or at worse... we both end up as nothing... even if it means I'm damned, I still kinda hope there's a god; for at least I will still get to keep playing)

[Davidgeo]

….. as a side note; I'm really glad that you're happy. I don't need to believe in anything to be happy about that.

[DIVYA]

I'm happy you're happy :))))))🌹

[Davidgeo]

This is what is known as a "positive feedback loop"

I've been part of many, just not in a positive way.

[DIVYA]

I like the way you see it. Welcome to the loop then :)

[Davidgeo]

Wanna make out later?