My Parting Gifts

The Angels have come to take me away The only hug I can give are the words I write today In my shaking hand They've placed a golden pen So I ponder my past my here now and then What words of wisdom do I have to impart? At this moment I wish to express my whole heart When you find your soul is aching and you're far from okay The best gift I can offer is to learn how to pray For nothing is as bad as often it seems Although life has tearful moments you must cling to your dreams Cry when you need to don't keep emotions trapped inside Happiness needs growing space It's blocked by what we hide Let tears cleanse your spirit loss and love makes you whole Don't avoid your sadness it strengthens the soul Nothing is forever so take many chances Each stage in your life is a collection of dances Breathe in every moment until your very last breath Because not truly living is a sad sort of death!