I Have Lived

I’ve felt the movement of limbs from within and seen the first breath of life.

I’ve walked among many and been loved by a few; been a daughter, a mother, a wife.

I’ve felt the emotions with an array so vast; been taken high and brought low.

I’ve wanted and needed, given and taken, understood and sought to know

I’ve lain in the grass; climbed in the trees, flown, and danced in the rain

I’ve watched as loved ones were taken away and learned to smile through the pain.

I’ve endured the cold, been warmed by the sun, run barefoot on the beach

I’ve striven, accomplished, and relinquished those things which seemed to remain out of reach.

I’ve taken chances, made mistakes, and conformed when preferring to stay free.

I’ve loved and I’ve lost; I’ve loved again; yet still seek the true one for me.

I’ve breathed in the scent of the loveliest blooms and gazed on a horizons of pink

I’ve learned and taught, imagined and dreamed, and still continue to think.

I’ve been praised and belittled, trusted and blamed, sinned according to some

I’ve traveled to heaven and visited hell, and accept there are still trips to come.

I’ve witnessed the advancement of science and seen the world shrink in size

I’ve traveled virtually to all those places I could only yearn for in life.

I’ve compared and found wanting existence I’ve known, never quite being content

I’ve a new appreciation for life with this list and see clearly those moments misspent.

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