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| A Life That Matters
Ready or not, some day my Life will end.
There will be no more sunrises, days, hours, or minutes.
No more cell phones or calls and mail to be returned.
Every thing I will have collected, be it treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
My wealth, fame, and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what I owned or what I was owed.
My grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.
So will my hopes, ambitioins, plans, and To Do List: All will expire with me.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important to me, will fade away.
It won't matter where i was born or what side of the tracks have I lived.
It won't matter if I rented or owned a house or lived on a boat.
It won't matter whether I was clever, beautiful, or brilliant.
My gender, skin color, ethnicity will be irrelevant.
So what WILL matter?
What will be the measure of my days, weeks, and years passed?
How will my life be valued?
What will matter is not what I bought, but what I have chosen to build.
Not what I received, but what I have shared and given you.
What will matter is not the level of my success, but my significance.
What will matter is not what I learned, but what I have taught.
What will matter is every acty of integrity, compassion, courage, and sacrifice that enriched, empowered, or encourage others to emulate from my example.
What will matter is not my competence, but my integrity and character; my true gift.
What will matter is not how many people I have known; rich or poor, But how many will feel a lasting loss when I am gone.
What will matter are not my faded memories, But the memories of those who knew and have loved me.
What will matter is how long I will be remembered, by whom, and for a kaleidoscope of reasons, like a brilliant rainbow.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance.
It is one made of choice; one of my own choosing.
And in so doing, I dance and write my name with Destiny.
I Choose to live a life that matters.
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| Left My Heart With The Sea
"Have we met before?" I asked her
"Always in your dreams" she smiled in reply
Her salty kiss beckons me back
The footsprints that washed away
She remembers them all
I still fall asleep to her lulling voice
Remember the beach moonlight on my face
Every inch of my being aches to return
Back in her embrace
Where I've always belonged
Till then I'll swim in my dreams
But soon I'll return to dive back into her soul
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| Puzzle Piece
What Do You Do?
When your happy ending decides to end it?
When the dollar you promised, she decides to spend it?
When you cry so hard because your heart can't even comprehend it?
But to make her "happy" you have to defend it?
Do You Know The Future?
Will you tell me how my heart won't allow itself to heal?
Can you show me what I get for this pain that kills?
Can you explain to her when she says Forever and Ever it remains real?
Or just please just tell me with all that's wrong how right I'm supposed to feel?
Can You Tell Me Why?
They keep telling me that time will heal all?
I lost my very own Barbie Doll?
Why I can't look up from this face down crawl?
How I know she'll love me again and pick up the phone to call?
I Miss Her...
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| We Were Made For Each Other
Dear Girl of My Dreams I love you so
I just thought that I should let you know
Just to see you happy God told me to let go
Hoping for you to see the love that I show
Dear Princess I only wish you could see
The man that God has helped me return to be
How he's broken me down onto my knee
So that I might win back his second greatest gift to me
Dear Gorgeous I'm sorry for what I've put you through
And I'll never ever stop loving you
While I stare at our pictures it's all I can do
I know I love you so much more than you ever knew
Dear Love of My Life please don't make me cry another tear on your face
I'm sick of fighting to breathe and how my heart aches
Beyond all this pain, I choke a smile for you and pray
Because God told me you'll come back soon one day
Dear beautiful without you I'm incomplete
I have no desire to even crawl to my feet
So lonely I'm freezing in scorching heat
Longing to once again feel our lips meet
Dear Mary Beth I just want you back
To give you everything you deserve that I seemed to lack
Grasp your hand into new memories we will track
Hold you Forever and Ever when all seems black
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