Heart Beats Still

With the tensile strength

of a tub of glue 

And a catalog book 

of all what's you

I smash through the madness

of yesterday

Until I calm a piece of happy 

where we can play

The games played tomorrow

in a land of joy

All the hopes and happiness 

that we employ

To lead and instruct 

this girl and boy

Honor, respect, 

and a questing voice

We want them centered, 

to make their choice

On just what it is 

that makes them tick

Never blindfolded 

to the trick

Of complacency, 

where the mind grows tired

Of entitlement, 

where the angst is fired

Instead centered, 

focused on what's inside

Being present, 

for this joyous ride

In a life unique, 

you are your own canoe

On the river of time, 

configured for you

Make connections 

to the ones that are in sync

Make time to be present, 

try not to blink

For all that we miss 

we will never know

It was our only time, 

our only show

There is no practice, 

in this life that we live

So much to receive, 

so much to give

So take each moment 

for what it is worth

Laugh every death,
and cry every birth

Remember those 

that came before

And enable those 

where hope endures

To give us a purpose 

to give us a cause

To make us believers 

to make our own laws

These are the reasons 

to endure the strife

Of every day battles 

protecting the life

That we were handed, 

without our free will

Live it the fullest, 

until your heart beats still.