Flashback Friday: Why I Try

I don't recall when I wrote this poem, but do recall when it was published, in December 2011. I was even contacted by a Hollywood producer who was touched by it. If you find this page and take it heart, go forth and make a difference.

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Why I Try

Do I really want on my deathbed to lie
wondering why I didn't try?
Regretting life I didn't live?
Regretting the strength I didn't give?
Regretting what I didn't share,
wondering why I didn't care?

And so, you see, till the day I die
I'll try and try and try and try.