I Have Only One Life… Poem by Margaret Alice

This morning I was entranced by a sun
pouring golden liquid all over the world
anointing a sun paradise and my heart
was wild for joy and ecstasy about the
beauty around me, an enchanting sight-
but then you pulled your lance on me:

Derelict in my duties, sacked today,
did everything wrong and guess what -
the sun actually disappeared behind
a bank of clouds and the pain that
went through my heart also claimed
my mind and my thoughts…

Now I must write a list of duties
all neglected and describe how
I shall go about rectifying mistakes
correcting errors of omission, while
also doing corrections at work, compiling
a production sheet, as well as drafting
work-on-hand - and guess what –

I don’t care, I love you all, but I cannot
serve you well, my hands will not toil
my feet will not stay on the earth
I shall always float on the clouds and
the songs in my heart will lift me above
the grey of tasks mundane and if that
means one day you shall not miss me

That is fine, I have only one life and I
shall spend it as I want, in dreams of
beauty and love unconditional, even
for one such as me!