I Am Not Afraid

I am not afraid of dying, 
I am afraid of having to wonder 
if I have lived

I am not afraid of living, 
I am afraid of the possibility
of living without love

When shall I know my fate?
Will it be on this side, or the other side
of Heaven's pearly gates?


© Christine A Kysely All Rights Reserved
 (December 12th, 2011 Wausau, Wisconsin USA)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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December 12, 2011 at 11:31 AM
we all wounder that yet you had courage to writ about and I love it,thank you,ivy
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