Live

You think I don't know what you see?
I know.
But do you see what's really there or what you want to be there?
Wake up to the truth.
Let it shine brighter than the sun when you wake.
It's not going anywhere,
So you might as well quit closing the blinds on it.
You can't keep it out,
Just like you can't keep out the cold.
It will penetrate your being,
And shock you into life.
Like an eel shocks it's prey,
Life will claim you,
Take you in,
And make you part of it's whole.
No escape or reprieve.
Why would you want there to be?
I've been sitting here waiting for my life to begin.
Now I realize that I have to get up and start it myself.
And so you must too.
No longer at rest, but in motion.
Moving so fast that you can't even breathe.
Don't forget to take a break once in a while.
Stop and smell the roses.
I always forgot to,
And I missed them in the winter.
Death's strong grip took them and me.
How could I not accept his hand?
I did.
I went gladly.
But you must stay awhile longer.
Live, but don't move too fast.
Keep being amazed, loved, hopeful, and thankful.
The only advice of any great importance that I can offer you would have to be this:
Love and Let Love, because without Love there can not be Life.....