Life Is What Happened
Life Is What Happened
By Rick Rucker
Life is what happened, while I was making plans,
Time slipped through my fingers, like an hourglass’ sands,
Almost before I knew it, the end seemed quite near,
Alone at the end of my life, I began to fear,
As I was resigned to dying, alone, by myself,
She came along, to bring my Heart down from the shelf,
She found me near Death, a goner by far,
She saved me, and administered CPR,
What had seemed dark, now turned stark white,
Now I know what they mean “Move toward the light,”
Colors too, seemed to return,
The Sun, in rich golden yellow, re-commenced to burn,
Had I forgotten to notice how it felt to be alive?
Or had she done more than merely revive?
Is she a sorceress, is this just a trick?
If she were to leave, would this new life stick?
Or, if she left, would she leave behind my empty shell,
Relocating me to Lovers’ Hell?
I dare not let her go,
With her, my happiness would follow, I know,
Do you see how scary it can be,
To be so much in Love as me?
Copyright © Rick Rucker | Year Posted 2011
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