Taking Life For Granted

Life is way too short,  

You’ll never really know.

Much too often taken for granted,

Not ever knowing when a loved one

may go.

The sorrow of a mother, when she loses a child,

She took her child for granted,

The pain was all but mild.

My beautiful baby is gone,

The tears wash down my face,

I’d taken her wonderful smile for granted,

She beat me in the race.

The race of life goes on,

as loved ones come and  go,

never take life for granted,

your love you must always show.

As years go by, I’ve gotten older,

my time to go is near. I’ve learned not to

take life for granted,

So please, nobody shed a tear.

April

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