LIFE IS WORTH IT

LIFE IS WORTH IT

Life is worth it so they say, the prophets and the seers.
Come ask me another day, for I am lost in tears.
Sometimes I barely see the sun, some days I hardly breathe.
This life is worth it mantra is a bit hard to believe.

Yet when I fly, I really fly and when I soar, I soar.
I find myself an eager kid caught in a candy store.
Everyone and everything is beautiful and sweet,
And just to be here one more day is such a special treat.

Life is worth it so they say, raise your glass and celebrate,
But this great celebration has come a bit too late.
Clothed in all my illnesses, staggering and sore,
Daring not to row my row boat too far from the shore.

Yet when I swim, I really swim and ace the American crawl,
And as my ship comes racing in, I revel in it all.
It’s up one day and down the next, that’s how the world does turn.
Always feast or famine, always freeze or burn.

We see the world through our filtered lens and think what we see is real.
it’s really smoke and mirrors, that from the past and future steal.
If we take a deep breath, slow down our hearts, clear our racing minds.
And sift some sand from the hourglass, who knows what we’ll find.

Life is worth it, so they say, it’s always worth the cost,
Come ask me another day, I’m rudderless and lost.
I guess it really just depends on your outlook and your frame,
And if we’re really honest we know life’s a kind of game.
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose,
Sometimes you’re just a bit confused, as you traipse through the lonesome years.
Sometimes you don’t listen, while at others you’re all ears.

Life is worth it some days and others not so much,
It’s hard to be a so and so who’s doing such and such.
But plant your feet on this sacred spot that God has kindly granted,
And make a vow from here on out, to bloom where you are planted.

-Bruce Potts
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