Life

Inspired by a variety of poems I needed a refresher on.

Photo by Kadarius Seegars on Unsplash

Be aware she is only overbearing 
because she still has so much to give. 
More gifts to deliver than a toy factory 
in the north pole can produce 
throughout the year for one day in December. 
More perspectives to discover than moon craters 
hidden under the sun's shadow. 
Because she would rather give you everything 
than have Loss take just one more thing. 
The more treasures we accept from her, 
the bigger mess to clean up 
for the people we leave behind, 
as who we are becomes synonymous 
with the word gone, 
and the heavier everything becomes 
with each pick up. 
Life cannot give us strong bones. 
Carrying on will. 
So collect what you must, 
not what everything you can, 
and let's start walking.

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