one day to live

What would you do with just one day to live?
Said the rich to the poor
Said God to his children

God said he'd revel in all his creations
Watch them go to war
And he'd scramble to kill them

His children replied
We'd just follow you, Lord
We'd do nothing more
We would beg for your hand

The poor said
You rich would take all that you want
Do all that you could
You'd do all that we can't

What would you do with just one day to live?
Said the king to his people

The king was surprised
For they felt no different
They simply replied
We would do what we need to
To simply survive

The king arose
Why? He said
All you could do
You could celebrate me
What's to celebrate for?

They said: Listen
You take us to war
And you've beat us
And killed us already
So one day is one day more

It's too late
None of this is mine to take
To get my way
Not enough is one more day

What to do with just one day to live?
Said the slave to the master

The master said blind
I would spend no time with thoughts about you
Fucking poor and obtuse
My day would be mine

The people they gathered with one day to live
They met to decide what a day can be good for
A day like none other with nothing to forgive
Was better to die than to carry on one day more

It's too late
What of this is mine to take?
To get my way
Not enough is one more day
One more day
One more day
One more day