Have I Suffered Enough

HAVE I SUFFERED ENOUGH Reminiscing through all my memories lying around in my mind Stored within different prisms, plucked whenever I am inclined Happier times oft-repeated, sometimes I can never get enough Helps me over the times when the going was sometimes rough Life in all has been good to me; I'm more than grateful for that I accept that I am just a member of this world’s blessed habitat Always had a home, food upon my plate, a bed to sleep at night And freedom to walk upon this earth as was my God-given right Witnessed wars, genocide, starvation, as others homeless plight Forgetting never how lucky I am with a life that is always alright Never lived this life without expecting that the hammer could fall To shatter my illusions, my life ripped apart as be God’s only call So I may truly suffer others suffering in their troubled pained life Understand their emotions, of a life filled with nothing, but strife To leave this earth one day, knowing what life really had to teach That there are other levels of pain on this earth one has to reach Before one can say that they have truly on this earth really lived Until then one cannot stand in front of God, and be truly bridged Indiana Shaw . . .