The parable of the four lights

 © Mr. Namart Pieamsuwan | Dreamstime.com

It feels like an act of daring to go ahead 

and live what would have been a normal life two years ago,

To take the risk of walking out the front door,

knowing you could hit a deer or get hit by a car yourself

or catch a bad cold or otherwise encounter, at last,

Whatever it is you’re going to die of.

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All this second-guessing of what to say

And what to do, instead of living.

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I want to live.

I want to enjoy the time t...