Been there

Done it

Eaten it

Drunk it

Almost drowned in it

Nearly died

 

Praised it

Cursed it

Dodged it

Traversed it

Just you name it

I’ll have tried

 

Smoked it

Snorted it

Been traumatised by it

Reduced to tears by it

Laughed and cried

 

Run it

Walked it

Chased it

Caught it

Wished I hadn’t bothered sometimes

 

Yes this is the template of my life

Too much trouble

Not enough strife

Eventful tedium strewn across time

Welcome to my being

 

Reached it – grabbed it

Felt it – nabbed it

Seen it fall away

Far out of sight

 

Loved it – hated it

Been loved – mated it

Watched it slip away

Far out of mind

 

Earned it – lost it

Carefully costed

Saved it – blown it

Raucous times

 

Squirreled it – spent it

Laughed – I meant it!

Raised a glass to it

Here’s to life

 

Yes, this is the template of my being

Sometimes tight

Never mean

An expedition into weirdest dreams

Welcome to my world

 

Mixers

Drunk

Ambitions

Sunk

Headaches

Thumped

Champions

Slumped

 

Suntan

Burnt

Feelings

Hurt

Songs

Unlearned

Stomach

Churned

 

Taxis

Hailed

Grand schemes

Unveiled

Grand schemes

Failed!

Spirits

Regailed

 

Yes, this is the template of my being

Almost imagined

Hardly real

A timeless trip on a wonky wheel

Welcome to my world