Special Entitlement

[DonSchaeffer]

When you move
into death's neighborhood
you can laugh, ignore what they say,
defy them. You can
look them straight in the eye
and tell them lies.
When the future changes into
a kind of humorous wordplay,
subject to lighthearted wit,
you can have an advantage.
You can claim you earned it.
It's so restful when the world
loses its big stick,
when God becomes your
drinking buddy. There is only
you and the day.