Life Ain'T Flawless

Life can be glorious and life can be serene Life can be discouraging and life can be mean Life can be first love and life can also be its loss Life can be a helping hand and life can be an albatross Life can be a soft caress and life can punch you in the gut Life can bring you happiness and life can leave you in a rut Life can bring you disappointment and life can lift your spirits high Life can bring you riches and life can leave you high and dry Life can take away your pride and life can leave you without a friend Life can bring you to your knees and life can seem a virtual dead end What is this thing we view as life with its constant ups and downs? To feel, to breath, to hurt, to love, to die amidst a million smiles and frowns We didn’t ask to be here; we could have just as well remained as dust Instead we find ourselves alive and so to stay alive we must So how do we go on from here, given the situation that exists? Should we choose to make the best of it with all its turns and twists? Or should we find the nearest closet and hide behind its door? Peeking out only now and then, never venturing out to re-explore The choice is yours and yours alone my friend, only you can finally decide Here’s hoping you choose to face life head on and give it one hell of a ride. ©Copyright Charlie Gragg January 1, 2011