Past's Infusion

I have seen hell
And felt exquisite bliss.
Fallen beyond redemption
And somehow
Received forgiveness.
Lost myself
Only to be reformed
Into a perfect stranger.

I have felt a cool ocean breeze
Blow lovingly
Through my hair,
And broke the surface
Of water in a dive.
I have had my heart broken
And clumsily reassembled
With super-glue and duck tape,
But I found out t
hat duck tape couldn't
fix everything
after all.

I've seen loves ones
Fall before my eyes,
To never rise anymore.
I have felt the joy
In helping a wayward
Friend live again.
I have held a budding flower
Breaking away from
Winter's icy grasp,
I have almost lost my life
In a car crash.

I have held
A new born baby,
Like china in my arms,
Sleeping without a care.
I watched the night rise
Into morning's light,
And snow melt away
Into the pal green
Of new spring.

I was inches from death,
Before I realized what
Life could be worth.
Pulled back
Before I could throw away,
My only chance
To make a difference
An imprint that was I here,
And mattered

I have seen everything,
And know nothing at all.
Except perhaps the
Importance of
Knowing that
Courage means to
Rise again,
When you fall.