Presently present
The gift of life
No need to lament
Make currency
Well-spent
Rejoice with a hopeful voice
Trying to choose
While also refuse
A “Sophie’s Choice”
Tough decisions
Dire circumstances
Remembering that
The process of elimination
Can reveal
Fundamental and universal
Truths that define reality,
And by demonstrating integrity,
Anyone can give
Forgive
And live
To both reality
As well as society,
And stand with a sense
Of awe
Of the wonder
Of a life on Earth
While understanding
Its own sense of worth