Said and Done

NaPoWriMo 2025, Day 7

When all is said and done in life,
And we count down our final breaths
We’ll see all was said and done before us,
Through countless other lives and deaths.

Instead of being dragged along
By our ego’s every whim and yearning
To be original and leave a mark,
Measured by renown and earnings

As though our ashes will give two fucks
That our name lives on in some small way
Among the fleeting lives of the still living
As they grind out their own mean day to day.

Rather than the trophy of the day,
Or some promised mythical glory after,
How much better to live for joy
And measure our success in laughter?

Better to give ourselves the gift
Of an ordinary life that when it has run
Will rest in peace and fade away
Amidst all else long said and done.