Doa

If I possess a living soul
Let it fill my life's frugal bowl:
And mix elixirs' grand design,
To give me peace before my time:
Give me intellect to inspire,
To always be one to admire,
And if my breath will breathe for naught,
'Ere the cause of death; a love clot.

©April 13, 2016 / Jerry Pat Bolton
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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