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Originally Posted by mainman
You talented old fart...  See you still have a way with words...  |
Its been a hell of a summer and winter Helios..
I watched a good woman die from cancer and set her ashes and spirit free,
and never knew how much I cared or her son really cared about me.
I watched another woman give up drugs forever and start a new life,
I was always her good friend, but she could never be a wife.
I watched people change forever and I watched time stand still
I watched strong people become weak and watched my daughter find her own will.
I felt warm snow on my face and stood as long as I could.
I found the voice of the wind and the true spirits of the woods.
I found my father's love for me in the memories he kept under his bed
I saw his old military foot locker and his pictures and heard what my mother said.
How a man against all odds raised not one but two fine boys.
and yet he keeps a curl of our own hair in a cigar box and a few of our old toys.
I found a tiny burning ember of compassion and I fanned it into a searing flame.
I scorched and roasted my fears into dust until only faith and courage remained.
I stood at the edge of despair and leaned as far as I could into the bottomless pit.
Felt the icy chill of death the winds of bleak oblivion and walked away from that crypt.
My heart and soul were buried for a time, under the wieght of my own terrible sins.
I turned my burdens over to my higher power and felt my own life begin again.
I heard the tiny voice within in me get louder until I heard it pierce the sky above..
It wasnt the thunder of anger, but the one perfect note the sound of my own love.
whether I die tommorow or live for a few more years who can really say.
Just give me legs to stand on, air to breath and I will make the most of every day
I know I can stay as long as the world will let me for I truly have learned to live.
It was never what I took on my journey or what I kept, it was really about what I give.
