What life should be

What Life Should Be
BY PATRICIA FLEMMING

To learn while still a child
What this life is meant to be.
To know it goes beyond myself
It’s so much more than me.

To overcome the tragedies,
To survive the hardest times.
To face those moments filled with pain,
And still manage to be kind.

To fight for those who can’t themselves,
To always share my light.
With those who wander in the dark,
To love with all my might.

To still stand up with courage,
Though standing on my own.
To still get up and face each day,
Even when I feel alone.

To try to understand the ones
That no one cares to know.
And make them feel some value
When the world has let them go.

To be an anchor, strong and true,
That person loyal to the end.
To be a constant source of hope
To my family and my friends.

To live a life of decency,
To share my heart and soul.
To always say I’m sorry
When I’ve harmed both friend and foe.

To be proud of whom I’ve tried to be,
And this life I chose to live.
To make the most of every day
By giving all I have to give. 

To me that’s what this life should be,
To me that’s what it’s for.
To take what God has given me
And make it so much more.

To live a life that matters,
To be someone of great worth.
To love and to be loved in return
And make my mark on Earth.