Live Life Poem by Doreenda Nikoi Kotei

Don't worry and complain
Don't be too hard on yourself
Hold back your tears if you can
Otherwise, let them wet your pillows for a while.
Life happens and we each have our share of it
Today is a gift to us
But not everyone will see the end of this beautiful day
Some will be dead by day and others by night falls...

If you have any reasons to complain about your situation,
Just think about those on the streets who haven't eaten for days,
Those lonely in very far away lands yearning to be with family back at home,
There are some in prisons and dungeons for mistakes they never committed,
For others, they are wailing in the hospitals and wishing they were never born,
My heart even bleeds more for those lifeless beings whose bodies have been covered in the mortuary.
Are you alive and healthy today... give thanks
Can you talk and walk without any aid... be grateful
Are you employed with meager salary... Be appreciative
Do you have someone special who loves, cares and accepts you the way you are... Be happy always
Are you trying but you keep failing... Be content and try again.

In your silence... Pray
In your talk... Praise
In your decisions... Plan
Nothing is lost and nothing is late.
You'll surely get there and beyond if only you believe you can.
Enjoy your life while it last before it is too late to see the good.
Love yourself and bless God for your life.


Doreenda Nikoi Kotei