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Some people say their life is a waste.

But even waste can be recycled

into something unexpectedly beautiful 

so why not you?

I would say the same thing

even to someone aged ninety-nine.

Like Martin Luther said:

“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple trees.”

So please, I request you 

don’t think of ending your life.

I resurrected myself

from countless dark thoughts,

and here I am,

still breathing,

still sharing my piece of light.

Sometimes all you really want

is a long hug,

a genuine kiss.

Like seasons,

everything is temporary.

I know, I know…

this may sound like a lecture,

the same message on repeat 

maybe you’ve heard it a thousand times.

Thank God I’m not a professor

people would’ve ended their lives

listening to my annoying lectures

(Just a little joke.)

Time passes like this.

One moment sadness sits beside you,

and the next moment

joy waits at your door with a flower.

The choice is yours:

will you keep it in a vase,

or weave a garland for yourself?

I’m the kind of person who wonders

why birds poop from the sky.

Shouldn’t they wear pads?

Or at least underwear?

But no 

they are free.

Very free.

And they don’t end their life

for things that break us humans.

So wakey-wakey 

you’re human too.

Life is not a waste.

It is you

who can make it the best.

Give it your own unique taste.

Let a little light enter

through your broken spaces.

Stronger the wine,

stronger the taste.

Stronger the emotions,

stronger the life you create.