Masterpiece
Take the years you spent being naive.
Take the days spent without concern.
Take the hours eaten away by impatience.
Take the gallons of attitudes you wouldn’t control.
Take the grams of words you should have told.
Take the jars of words you never meant.
Take the handfuls of presents hoarded.
Take the cups of actions you did without thought.
Take the teaspoons of lies told.
Take the pinches of every apology that was delivered too late…
To mix them into a lesson well overdue.
Take the years you spent with friendship.
Take the days you spread kindness with every breath.
Take the hours you worked without complaint.
Take the gallons of presents you provided.
Take the grams of jobs volunteered.
Take the jars of thoughtful praises told.
Take the handfuls of love given.
Take the cups of patience you had to muster.
Take the teaspoons of understanding and empathy.
Take the pinches of woes you mended…
To mix them into an unbreakable shield.
Take the years filled with your childhood.
Take the days filled with your footsteps.
Take the hours filled with responsibilities.
Take the drawers filled with memories.
Take the gallons filled with decisions assembled.
Take the jars filled with words throughout your life.
Take the handfuls of your possessions.
Take the cups of emotions that influenced you.
Take the teaspoons of impact you left behind.
Take the pinches of the destiny you had…
To mix them into a masterpiece that is unique, you!