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BEFORE I GO

When my life has reached it's very end,
        And I take that final breath,
     I want to know I've left behind,
    Some "good" before my death.

       I hope that in my final hour,
          In all honesty I can say,
   That somewhere in my lifetime,
I have brightened someone's day.

    That maybe I have brought a smile
           To someone else's face,
And made one moment a little sweeter
While they dwelled here in this place.

          Lord,please be my reminder
        And whisper softly in my ear...
          To be "a giver" not "a taker"
           In the Time I have left here.

          Give me the strenght I need,
          Open up my mind and soul...
        That I might show compassion,
         And love to others before I go.

    For if not a heart be touched by me,
      And not a smile was left behind...
    Then the life that I am blessed with,
       Will have been a waste of time.

        With all my heart ,I truly hope,
   To leave something here on earth...
             That touched another,
                Made them smile,
     And gave to my life......worth.