Bogdan Dragos

fade away

FADE AWAY

why was there a poster in his room
that said FADE AWAY?

It’s been around
since forever
now that he thought about it

and until today
there was no reason
to even think about it
Life was happening fast

It happened so fast
that it’s been 52 years
since the day he was born

Today there was nothing left to do
but observe the poster
that said FADE AWAY

And there was nothing else to do
not because he’d done it all
but because he didn’t do shit

52 years and nothing done
Nothing worthwhile anyway

Values change, man
Oh, how they change, how they change

One day you’re young
and you think failure and ridicule
and shame are what suck

well, you’re not wrong

but

some days later you’re old
and you realize nothing sucks more
than not risking failure
and ridicule and shame
when…