The gift...known as life

To what do i owe the pleasure
to own the gift of life
is something most don't treasure
they believe it to be strife

i know life should be embraced
not disregarded and deposed
we shouldn't want lives replaced
our eyes shouldn't be closed

it is such a thrill to be alive
watching the beauty all around
i live life, not just survive
i sore way above the ground

it is true love can make you fly
it is true money does the same
but it is life that gets me high
it burns in my heart like a flame

looking around, i begin to smile
my heart swells with pride
life will never go out of style
it is how i feel inside

so thank you for my birth
and all the beauty that i see
every moment on this earth
i thank the lord that it be