LIFE

LIFE TAPPED ME ON THE SHOULDER TODAY
AND ASKED ME IF I WANTED IT TO STAY
NOW AS YOU WOULD THINK THIS SURPRISED ME
WHY YES, I ANSWERED
THEN START LIVING, WAS THE REPLY
I AM. I ARGUED
A CHILLING LAUGH WAS THE RESPONSE
TELL ME, LIFE ASKED ME, WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME YOU DID ANY THING NEW
ANY THING THAT PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE
ANYTHING THAT CHALLENGED
 CHANGE UP YOUR ROUTINES
AND ALLOWED YOUR GREATNESS TO SHINE
ARE YOU LIVING OR JUST GOING THROUGH
THE PACES WAITING FOR DEATH TO TAP YOU
ON YOUR SHOULDER AND TAKE YOU
I THOUGHT ON WHAT WAS SAID
AND MADE THE REALISATION  THAT TRUTH HAD
BEEN SPOKEN
TEARS WELLED IN MY EYES AT ALL OF THAT LOST
TIME AND WRONG CHOICES
LIFE GAVE A HUFF AND GAVE ME A SHAKE
PITY WILL GET YOU NO WHERE
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND LIVE
HAVE THE LIFE YOU WANT
TAKE A CHANCE ON YOURSELF
AND BE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO
BE FREE OF YOUR OWN CHAINS THAT HOLD
YOU CAPTIVE
BE FREE AND FLY
OR GIVE UP AND DIE
THE CHOICE IS YOURS IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN
SO CHOOSE WISELY BECAUSE LIFE WILL NOT
ALWAYS BE THERE TO TAP YOU ON THE SHOULDER
TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP AND WATCH YOUR BACK
BE THE YOU .....YOU NEED TO BE
BEFORE IT IS TO LATE AND ONLY DEATH AND REGRET
IS ALL THAT IS LEFT!