Gift of Life

Birth
Is the
First step towards
Death.

Life
Is a gift,
Though
Rife
With
Strife.

So why postpone
Unwrapping it?

Live
As if
There is
No tomorrow.
Do we know
When its time to go?

Lest
You are overcome
With regret
And shock
When death
Knocks.

BASED ON SUFI PHILOSOPHY

poem by Mamta Agarwal
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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