Life Didn’t Go as Planned

19/08/2020 - Poem a Day Compilation



Life never goes exactly to plan

And that’s okay.

Learning to accept that

Is a big part of being

In this crazy mixed up place

We call existence.



Friendships form and break down

Filled with love and heartache

Laughter and tears and loneliness

And all the other ups and downs

That go along with sharing this space

With other members of the human race



Games are won and lost

Trophies gather dust in boxes

And participation certificates

Lay discarded in forgotten draws

At parent’s houses until they pass

And you accidently rediscover them.



Jobs have their raises and promotions,

As well redundancies and resignations

And the call into the boss’ office

To be fired, for something so often

Completely beyond your control

And that knocks you for six.



One day we’ll look back

On all the events that have made us

Hoping that not too many have broken us

And maybe relive those monumental things

That tore our world into a million pieces

Or fell gloriously into place just for us.



Because one day we’ll run out of days,

We’ll use up all those days and months

And the years will be behind us,

And what we made of this miracle

Will define our entire universe

And how we made it through, unplanned.