From my pen: As if...!

Science and maths tells me

that it's in the nature of the cosmos

that nothing is certain

and that probability rules all.

Nothing is dead-set predictable

and every event sits on a spectrum

between the not-conceivable

and the highly-likely.

So, we step gingerly over and between

eggshell-thick possibilities

and probabilities and likelihoods

and weigh up our chances

of getting where we want to go

without too much damage done.

But things never go to plan,

though plan we must.

We are forced to live AS IF...

We must set goals AS IF they are attainable.

We must pursue love AS IF it will last.

We must laugh AS IF life is fun.

We must do good AS IF it makes a difference.

We must lead AS IF we know where we are going.

We must trust AS IF our leaders have some sense.

We must build AS IF our monuments will last.

A life lived AS IF is not fantasy or illusion;

it's a serious and risk-full business

not to be taken lightly.

And the measure of a life well-lived

is the acceptance of the ups and downs,

and ins and outs and achievements and failures.

To live AS IF is to be human

From my pen