Life Poem by Richard Lam

Life is brief.
Life is precious.
Life is precarious.
Life is right in front of you.
Life is behind that curious wardrobe.
Life is the pages of a thriller novel,
Full of mystery and suspense,
That keep you on edge, impatient for what is yet to come.
Life is an unexpected, improvised song
With notes that challenge style,
Structure that redefines conventions.
And you are its artist, its real maestro.
Life is an exotic kaleidoscope
With shifting colors, myriad patterns
Of creativity and imagination.
Life is a pair of glass slippers.
So light, so beautiful.
But if you aren't careful,
You can crack them.
You can break them.
Life can be a romantic sunset, an innocent rainbow.
Life can also suddenly turn into a violent storm.
Furious, unforgiving, and destructive.
But if your heart is brave,
And your will equally strong,
You can withstand it.
You can overcome.