David James
THE FINAL SAY ON THE MATTER
If no one has the answer,
why do you keep asking the question?
Just go along on your merry way
and stop here if you want, stop there
if you want. Or you can barrel ahead
like it’s no one’s business, eat something, stay
in that, watch those, buy these.
Life is a history of choices made
and not made. At the time, you weigh
the pros and cons, pray a little, break the bread
of chance and let the spade
fall where it may. There’s no right
or wrong, just good or worse. If you make it
to the end and you’re not afraid,
count your lucky stars. May this blessing wrap around
those you love like a sacred and invisible thread.
David James’ third book, MY TORN DANCE CARD by FCNI Press, was a finalist in the 2016 Next Generation Indie book award and the 2017 Book Excellence Awards. His second full-length book, SHE DANCES LIKE MUSSOLINI, won the 2010 Next Generation Indie book award for poetry. In addition to GOING DOWN, FRIEND from Finishing Line in 2017, he has published five other chapbooks; more than thirty of his one-act plays have been produced from New York City to California. He teaches writing in Michigan.
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