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.