by RICHARD LELAND HICKOK
Nine months of preparation it takes us to be born
Then from the womb we're pulled, and the cord of life is torn
Our world of protection, the security we once had
Has left us now and it's all but gone, except for mom and dad
The parents job has just begun, they must teach us all they know
For every day we live and learn, as the mind and body grow
The body only grows so much, until it's fully grown
But the mind keeps growing and never stops by learning knowledge we've never known
The one thing that we learn in life, the only thing of which we're sure
Is that from the time of birth we experiance this thing called life, for which there is no cure
We have all been placed upon this world and we have all asked the question why?
The answer is to experiance life and death, for each and every one of us will surely live and die
But we have nothing to fear from death itself, only the fear of not knowing
For none of us can truly say what it will be like, or where we'll be going
It must be harder to be born, than it is for us to die
Facts are facts, and truth is truth, and they cannot tell a lie
It takes nine months for us to be born into our earthly position
But only one second for us to pass, into our final transition.
I shot an arrow through the air, toward the apple upon John's head
But the arrow missed the apple and struck poor John instead
Now John was a brave man and big in size, too bad about that arrow right between the eyes
The headstone upon the grave of John, reads something just like this
"If ever you should decide to let anyone shoot an apple off of your head
Just remember that the archer might miss, and if he does, you'll be dead!".
Rest in peace, Little John
Before me stood a magic door, like nothing I've ever seen before
There was no wall or building there, just a door, standing in the air
I stood there for a moment or two, wondering and asking myself, what should I do?
Is there something behind this door for me?, I must open it, and then I'll see
I opened the door to look behind, but it was too dark, like being blind
I must step inside if I am to know, and as I did there came a glow
This glow came down from the sky, but was much too bright for the normal eye
I turned and started for the door, but I must stay, there might be more
Then came a voice which said to me, "don't be scared, for you are free
Turn and look at me my son, and you shall see that we are one"
As I turned slowly toward the voice, I knew that I had made the right choice
For it was God who I could see, and now the glow came forth from me
It was His kingdom behind the door, and where I'll be for ever more
Our souls have joined and now are one, my eternal life has just begun
It was the earthly life that I did part, but now I live within God's heart
Please do not weep the death of me, for in God's heart, "we all are free".
Its new to me but its really used, we live in a world with children abused
Today there was a gasoline crunch, tomorrow someone will go without lunch
You stand in line for things you need, or do you really?, maybe its greed
Why must we be someone we're not, shouldn't we be happy with what we've got
Some protest the building of a nuclear plant site, they march, pickett, and sometimes fight
The religious movement will come to an end, when each of the faiths they must defend
Everything this Earth has to give is free, why must we charge an outrageous fee?
Will there ever be a cancer cure?, sit back, relax, and have another beer
The government taxes everything we buy, sell, and own, thats why the people bitch and moan
The oceans are polluted by some oil tanker spill, we turn down our thermostat and catch a chill
The boat people were put adrift in the ocean to die, while millions of people didn't even bat an eye
We must try to help and understand, the entire race of our fellow man
The society we live in is winner take all, but sooner or later, that winner will fall
Women are degraded by unwanted men, sometimes they're convicted and sent to the pen
The endangered species of the Earth, have been fighting for survival since their day of birth
We board a plane to fly somewhere, but the engine falls off in the air
The violence I see on a television show, is nothing compared to the real life I know
On Halloween, the children go trick or treat, how many will die from the candy they'll eat?
Peace on this Earth shall never be, until we open our eyes and see
The damage we've caused unto our own kind, it could bring insanity to any mind
In a day when everyone is separated by race, maybe we'll destroy ourselves beyond a trace
There's only one thing that I know to do, and thats to turn to God, and start over new
The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, let us now bow our heads in forgiveness and pray.
Although I fear death, I fear life even more
For life has taken all I've got, and left me ragged and sore
I have tasted life, it's taste is sweet to some
It's taste to me is bitter, so I wait for death to come
I have but yet to taste the kiss of death, but I won't have long to wait
For I feel it's cold, cold breath, listen? do you hear?
I need not wait no more, I hear death's knock, and it's knocking at my door!
