Beautiful Life Poem by Gordon D Wilkinson

Freed at last from societies clutches
Gone the need for belongings
Stripped away all the fears
Reborn with new hope
More compassion for my fellow man
Debased as I was before
Caught up within myself
Angry at missing things I wanted
All just an undeserved dream
Who was I to say I was entitled
Today a new start
Hugging the warmth of life to my chest
Immersing myself in its complex fantasy
A new whole me
Everyday the sun will shine, even in the gloom
Every breath a prize
To hold on to as long as it is possible
Like having a Christmas everyday
Full of surprises
Each one as precious as the one before
You my friend warm this heart
Even if you are so grumpy, I do not care
You will still be my friend
A part of me that I cannot do without
An embroidered stitch in my heart
Colourful and so precious
Feeling this I am so alive
Drawn up into the cacophony of life
Never wanting to miss anything that happens
Not a second to waste on despair
No time for self-pity
Just wanting to smile
Spread a tidal wave of smiles from shore to shore
To be an infection you cannot shake
Is this not a wonderful life?