Passing Through


By Mark



 
Life starts
Life comes
Life passes
Life stops

Some care
Some don't
Some live
Some won't

Lucky to know you are
Unlucky to feel the pain
Lucky to say goodbye
Unlucky to see the pain

This way
That way
Does it matter?
It's coming

Open your eyes
Open your heart
And bow down
To the unseen coach

He umpires the game
No winners
No losers
Batters up

Caught first strike
Caught first base
Home plate in sight
There he waits

So play on
Do your best
The teams been picked
Just don't play first

Play last
See the others go
Feel the loneliness
As you go without a cheer

Be it with a bang
Be it with a whimper
Be it with courage
Do it with dignity.


Mark 2-26-03
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