Live Long And Prosper! Poem by Denis Martindale

It has been known that long ago the Vulcan mind was wild,
Untamed emotions forced to grow till they were reconciled...
Yet logic conquered loves and fears, to squash them one by one
And with the passing of the years, a new life had begun...

Live long and prosper while you can, avoiding passion's paths
And thus become a faceless man, with few smiles and few laughs...
When tears for children are no more, condemned before they fall,
When logic rules and thoughts restore to overcome them all...

While logic soothes a savage heart like harp strings can for sounds,
There's no great joy it can impart or brand new hope announce...
It's self-control that sets the tone, forbidding happiness,
No holiday, just home alone, with no-one else to bless...

Live long and prosper while you may, that lifestyle's not for me,
A sweeter lifestyle I'll obey, that's somewhat fancy-free...
Red-blooded males know what I mean, they live life to the full...
So keep your logic! I'm not keen... I'd rather have a ball!


Denis Martindale, copyright October 2015.