I Never Knew Life
Ryan M. Walker
 
I never knew life
until I learned death.
I found that true living
takes more than mere breath.
A day shy of action
for measuring the cost
is a day short of living
and another day lost.
If you spend all your time
fearing to die
you’ll never have lived
and you’ll never know why.
Living takes courage
that few people show,
but it brings satisfaction
like few people know.
When a soul dies hungry---
fruits of life untasted,
it’s another life ended
and another life wasted.
You can spend your days laughing
You can spend your days crying
You can spend your lifetime living
You can spend your lifetime dying.
Don’t waste your life
fearing what’s ahead.
For fearing to live
proves you’re already dead.
Be sure to love yourself,
and your family and friends.
Enjoy living your life
and don’t ever fear the end.