Our Lives

We are told to give mercy to those who cause us pain

and forgive those by whose hand we are slain

love one another as you would love yourself

even if they cause you hurt and deteriorate your health

we must help those in need

even if it seems like an unnecessary deed

so many people say they live by these

until the time of death when they are crying on their knees

why is it so hard to do something good

and why is it easier to do something we know we never should

why is it easier to hurt someone without cause

than to help someone and take a pause

why cannot we give a little

instead of making our souls more brittle

once in a while we should evaluate our past

instead of hoping to not come in last

when the day comes that it does not matter what you had

but it matters whether you supported good or bad

will you say that you lived a holy life

or that even in words you stabbed many with a knife

think about this in your days to come

because tomorrow could be your last one