Thursday, July 17, 2025

Rules of Life

 












   Strength, Riches, Class; 

                      How we live 


Like it or not, survival 

of the fittest often rules 

That's a rule nature uses 


Like it or not, possessions, 

Who has the most lives the best 

Millionaires get what they want 


Like it or not we may be 

Under the thumb who has spite 

Prejudice, racial or class 


School kids learn the rules passed down 

Pased from kids older than they 


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 - Photo and Poem Copyright ©️ jimmiehov 2025, All Rights Reserved 

 - Photo is of my youngest granddaughter at three years old, she is in high school now.  It was taken at Pepa Pig Park near South Hampton, U.K.

 - I am am linked with "Friday Writings" 186 at  https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/?m=1 -- This week, the optional prompt is, "Survive out of spite".

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5 Comments:

At Thursday, July 17, 2025 11:08:00 PM, Anonymous Jae Rose said...

A very warm memory Jim - and a lovely photo - Jae

 
At Thursday, July 17, 2025 11:13:00 PM, Blogger Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

Yes, if only we could create some new and better rules!

 
At Friday, July 18, 2025 12:28:00 AM, Blogger J Cosmo Newbery said...

Ultimately it is our choice, how to react to what is handed to us.

 
At Friday, July 18, 2025 12:55:00 AM, Blogger shaun/tenzenmen said...

I don't get the thinking behind the millionaire's endless pursuit of more money. That doesn't seem like winning to me.

 
At Friday, July 18, 2025 4:09:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Un-Christian prejudices die hard.

PK

 

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