The Need for Survival, (or Lack There Of)

My friends and I have started a sort of online creative writing class. We live in different cities, and we're preoccupied with other classes, but we enjoy writing. Weekly assignments and peer critiquing allows us to do what we love without the pressure of marks or grades.

Our theme for this week was Survival.

365 Days of Creativity

day thirteen

The Need for Survival, (or Lack There Of)

How boring it is

year after year,

to live without risk

to live without fear.

To know that no knife,

or blade, or spear,

can tamper your life,

or cause you to veer.

A hundred hello's,

a thousand goodbye's.

What else can I do,

to use up the time?

What difference is there

from dead to alive,

when you don't even need

to try to survive?