A List For a Life Most Lived - Didactic
Take to the birth canal to climb out
Don't hurt mother or her humble womb
Leave the cervix intact, alone
Climb into the light through tears
See it for what it is and move on
Grow from a child into life alive
Become a teenager wise, clear eyed
Watch out for criminals with knives
Keep your undulating travels straight
Stay awake, alert and vital
Take to the grave but never die
Be alive until it is your time to go
Go where no man has gone before
Take me with you because you can
Take me because you know
Take me because I said so
Let go because you should
Let go because it is time to
Take to the birth canal again if you can
Tell your mother and a friend or two
Speak gently in a tone they understand
Hug them if you want to
(You may never come again)
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