Free Verse- Inspirational Truth and Humor

Brooklyn Muse (editor)
ILLUMINATION-Curated
4 min readMay 2, 2024

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Games of Life © Brooklyn Muse

What if all of us are players and it is just a game?
Maybe Shakespeare’s “All the World’s a Stage” was true.

What if Salt never married Pepper?
Maybe the table setting would be naked.

What if the dials on the radio tuned into heaven/hell?
Maybe our loved ones could tell us a thing or two.

What if you realized you were born a number?
Maybe you would become more patient.

What if your skin changed color every, single, month?
Maybe there would be no prejudice.

What if your favorite cartoon was truly your personality?
Maybe that might be a good thing/ a bad thing.

What if your life was linear (a series of sequential steps)?
Maybe you would watch where you walked a bit more.

What if every strand of hair on your head indicated a past life?
Maybe you’d be more spiritually aware.

What if you could understand all languages?
Maybe all fear might dissipate.

What if your laughter held the secrets of the universe?
Maybe you would laugh more/ cry more/…

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Brooklyn Muse (editor)
ILLUMINATION-Curated

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