Or Else

[Achebe]

If living were only a word
rather than a reason, every
one would simply throw it
away                           .....interesting proposition. I like the subtle rhymes of 'reason / one'. The jamb 'every' is a bit mysterious. '...reason / every one would simply / throw it  / away' sounds more natural, but the version presented here is perhaps fresher.

Cupid breathed on me
once and I was blown glass,
pulled down-blue-see through
and hand shaped ....everything about this strophe is gold

If there really is a God
and one day he calls me,
I will simply walk around
for a while and hope
he moves on to someone
or else ....do you need the 'or'?

Wonderful stuff