My cousin Kim has now left this Earth.
Her Life did not seem very Fair.
It begs the question, “What is Life Worth,
when you have to ask does God really Care?”
Where is Happiness in a World of Strife?
Why is it that some of us Suffer?
It is so easy to give up the Fight,
When your Path is harder than another.
Life cannot be traded for Pieces of Gold.
It has a value beyond simple Price.
For it’s to know another Human’s Soul,
that is the source of a Person’s Delight.
What is the value of a Piece of Gold,
when compared to knowing a Human’s Soul
M.W. Stigers
July 5, 2022
About the Creator
Mark Stigers
One year after my birth sputnik was launched, making me a space child. I did a hitch in the Navy as a electronics tech. I worked for Hughes Aircraft Company for quite a while. I currently live in the Saguaro forest in Tucson Arizona
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