Earthly Holds Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Success is a misnomer, are we ever happy when we have it
in our lives?
Holding on to money, prestige, material items - when do
we have time to Be?
Be ourselves, stripped of all the phony, earthly things.
How we will handle death if we can't let go of things now?
Is it so important to gather and collect material gains
when we are imminently about to expire?
What about the most precious treasures we have on earth?
Our families, friends, religion and spiritual interior
lives are the most important to a life well-lived aren't
they?
Why not focus more on our blessings and let go of earthly
holds on our beings?