living, breathing, hearing, seeing,
loving, caring, giving, being

many people live their life
without knowing how to live
we take our hate, our contempt, and strife
but never learn to give.

its hard to live day by day
when pride and greed get in the way
and all we see is self

but try we must
before we die
to take our hearts from off the shelf

dust them off, wipe the dirt
and learn to use them once again
start all over with a clean heart
so a new life can begin

To be alive is one thing,
but to live your life is another.
to not hate or loath or curse,
but to learn to love our brother

we must leave our putrid past behind
and look on into our future
where all we can see is us
although nothing else is sure

we know nothing of what our lives may bring
although we may try our best
we feel like our efforts were futile
and we failed time's cruel test

but isnt that the point of love?
to try and try some more
to see where this is all headed,
to see what we have in store?

and so we must never give up
as cliche as it may sound.
but we must search our hearts and feelings,
to see what can be found.

ive been doing this for what seems like ever
but only one thing has been clear.
and that is seperation from you,
was the only thing i've feared.

but that fear has squelched my living,
my love, and care along the way.
but now ive learned to live my life
one day by single day.

and now that you've come back to me
and never plan on leaving
you have healed my heart and soul
and you have kept them both from weeping

instead you have made me stronger
through all the care you've shown.
because of you i have joy again
and all my love has grown