Take a Bite Out of Gloom

"The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?"
 - E.A. Poe

Landing upon life
Is not choice but invasion;
We are invaded by life.

It is dictated to us
In a cyclical timeline,
Round and round,
Until we get it right.

And for some,
Life is too much,
And for others,
Life is not enough.

But for a hopeful few
Like me and you-
Regular people

Whether religious
Or wrong,
Our shadows stick
To the ground 

And we are all trying 
To find happiness 
As simple as baking cookies
To take a bite out of gloom

Not many of us 
Get a second chance 
To be corrupted.