We Are Here To Do And Not Leave Undone Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

I have soooo much to be thankful for.
So many blessings.

Heartache, pain and struggle,
Are parts of all of our lives.
If we only understood,
we (a collective 'we') ...
Are here to overcome our challenges.
And not be succumbed by them!
If we choose to win...
We must stay in it,
With an expectation we can identify
As a success achieved!

An acceptance of what 'is'...
Would keep us moving forward,
Seeking fun and happiness.
And committed to be accountable...
For all of our actions.
And being productive...
Regardless of the circumstances.

Or...
We can choose to remain seduced by fear and limitation!

If we let go and let God do His/Her or Its 'thing'
In our lives...
More wholesome ones we would live.
Without believing we have control.
And we do...
Hold onto those emotions.
To select and remove the bitter from the sweet!
For an incomplete experience!

And experiences should teach,
All those who have truthfully embraced a consciousness.
That delivers to us our observations.

We are here to do,
And not leave undone...
Any assignment God has given!

We can only offer our stubbornness,
To reminisce regrets.
Protecting us in shelters...
Of a falseness that introduces more sorrow.
And for those holding on like that...
Tomorrow never comes to enlighten!


Inspired by:
Frances Jeffrey McAlpine Sharp
Hartford, Connecticut

'Thank you, Ms Frances'