Merely In Existance

Waiting to die is not living. 
I’m merely here simply existing 
To live is to love be happy and free
To set out and conquer who I want to be

Waiting to die is not living 
I’m merely here simply existing

Life is to be lived to the fullest with no regrets
To do all the things I’ve ever dreamed of but haven’t done yet

Waiting to die is not living 
I’m merely here simply existing

Time is of the essence and we must live in the presence
So if I’m given the choice of dying or living or just simply existing

I choose life and I’m going to live it everyday as if it was my last 
Never looking back or regretful about the past

 Life… I’m ready to live it I no longer want to be here just in existence
I want to use what time in this life that I’ve been given to stop waiting to die 
And get busy living
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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April 2, 2016 at 1:16 AM
Eleanor Bolden, you've expressed yourself well, I enjoyed your poem. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry XOX ~LINDA~
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