The Sum of a Life

How can one’s life be summed up? Did their children grow up happy? Were they happy with their decisions? Their accomplishments in life Did they make enough money? Did they make others smile? Were they able to love? What did the say to those who mattered? How many times did they say “I love you”? Could they walk past and needy man and not help? Did they ever speak to a lonely stranger? A single box Brown and sealed with tape Their life sealed inside No name written on the outside A single box is all that remains Nothing else matters That one box Stored in the back of a garage Nothing more Nothing less That is the sum of a person’s life And that is just sad