Lifes a Second and Death is Forever
by Judy Joy Jones


dont worry he said
as he was going
to check a loud noise outside
i always carry my gun

i thought
my only weapons are
my paint brushes clay
flute drums harps violins
writing books songs an poems

i would rather die creating life
then taking it

he laughed
i cried

lifes a second
and death is forever

no matter my hardships
being a female artist alone
and ahead of her time

my tears of joy an sorrow are
deeply etched in
every painting sculpture
song poem an book i create

only thru the gifts
given to me on loan
will you know i walked
through life naked

putting all my trust
in an unseen force i call
the sacred an divine
from whence all creaton flows

i would rather die
creating life then taking it

lifes a second
and death is forever

c jj 2021


          The Coronado Times Newspaper Artivcle about Judy Joy Jones