What Is a Person's Value - What Is Their Worth

What is a person's value? What is their worth? Can it be based solely On what is found in their empty purse? Can that one missing emptiness... Take away a person's pride? Can it belittle, The entire worth of their life? Is there some value In the light in their eyes? Is there some value for the past loves of their life? Is there some value In the all the books that they've read? The knowledge that they've imparted The words that they've said? Do they get credit For the beauty that they've seen Painter of paintings Dreamer of dreams. Taker of photographs Creator of life Mother of children Lover of life. Lover of wisdom, of knowledge, of men Friend to all people, both dark-skinned and light Lover of humans Meets all with delight. Lover of all things Both known and unseen Champion of causes, of persons, ideals Believes in the future, values every meal. Is there some value To someone who really loves life Whose laughter fills every day In spite of their strife? To someone who looks to the heavens Always amazed Someone who has pondered the moon And watched it go through its phase. To someone who has held the earth in their hands Who has felt the sun on their face Who is raising their own children Who puts on a brave face. What is the value Of one who has financially hit a wall Who has often sat here and pondered And tried to make sense of it all. What is my Value? What is my Worth? Will I be valued solely By what is contained in my purse? Copyright Christine A. Kysely November 9, 2010 (c) Copyright 2010 by Christine A Kysely, All Rights Reserved