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To Be Or Not To Be
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Monday, February 23, 2026    Rated "G" by the Author.
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To Be or Not to Be

by John Herlihy

 

it will never be,

as it once was

it will soon be

as it will be

 

it never was

once destined to be

it never will be

once destined to be

 

for years in the past

never again to be

for years in the future

always ready to be

 

whether to be or not to be

in the future or in the past

something as potential

something never too last

 

time is what it is

first fire then fizz

to be or not to be

To be, then no longer me.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Saturday 8 November 2025


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Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on February 24, 2026
TO ME...'TO BE OR NOT TO BE', HAS ALWAYS MEANT HAVING THE INTEGRITY TO TAKE A STAUNCH STAND AND STICKING TO IT, BELIEVING IN IT WITH ALL YOUR HEART, MIND AND SOUL...NO MATTER HOW FIERCE THE WINDS MIGHT BLOW. AMEN.THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on February 23, 2026
Not only Shakespeare, but countless thoughts by poets, psychologists, prophets and psychologists have pondered what it is about our being.

I exist, therefore, I am. That's enough for me. I'll be here for my duration in this wonderful world we call human life.

Ron


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