I

could

have

–

–

lived

a

life

–

–

–

much

brighter

–

–

than

bright . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

 ~ I

could

have

–

–

lived

a

life

–

–

–

much

better

–

–

than

mine . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

b

u

t

–

–

–

so

often

I

ride

–

o

n

–

the

low

side

–

o

f

–

high . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

 ~ I

ride

–

o

n

–

the

low

side

–

o

f

–

high . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

a

s

–

–

–

the

pages

–

–

fly

by . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

a

s

–

–

–

the

pages

–

–

fly

by . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

time,

–

–

after

time,

–

–

after

time,

–

–

after

time,

–

–

after

time . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

a

n

d

–

–

–

then

I

realize . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

 ~ yes

then

I

realize . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

that

all

–

t

h

e

–

while . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

a

n

d

–

–

–

all

that

time . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

I

could

have

–

–

lived

a

life . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

I

could

have

–

–

lived

a

life . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

much

brighter

–

t

h

a

n

–

bright . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

 ~ a

life

–

–

much

better

–

t

h

a

n

–

mine . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

b

u

t

–

–

–

so

often

I

ride

–

o

n

–

the

low

side

–

o

f

–

high . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

 ~ I

ride

–

o

n

–

the

low

side

–

o

f

–

high . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

a

n

d

–

–

–

the

pages

–

–

fly

by . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

a

n

d

–

–

–

the

pages

–

–

fly

by . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

a

n

d

–

–

–

the

pages

–

–

fly

by . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

a

n

d

–

–

–

then

I

realize . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

that

all

–

t

h

e

–

while . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

a

n

d

–

–

–

all

that

time . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

that

–

a

l

l

–

I

would

write

–

–

–

would

only

–

–

ever

be . . .

–

–

–

.

.

.

that

this

–

w

a

s

–

my

life.

Reflection:  This was a reflective-themed poem I wrote. I saw an Album by Marilyn Manson titled “The High End of Low” and played with the words which drove me to write “the low side of high” and those words drove the remainder of the poem.