Ships That Don't Come In

We talked of roads untraveled
We talked of love untrue
Of strings that come unraveled
We were kings and kindred fools
And just when I'd hit bottom
That old man raised his glass
He said at least we had our chances
There's those who never had.

Have you ever had one of those weeks when your faith was truly tested? I really try not to question God, but sometimes I just want to know why.

My cousin is on her way to California today to see her son. He is only in his twenties, but has been battling cancer for some time. The new clinical trials were not working, and now he is in a drug induced coma waiting on the arrival of his mother and brother. How can you live your life when you are constantly battling for it?

I can't help but feel guilty for being given a chance at life when others have not. It does make me realize though, just how precious life is. You really have to take advantage of every moment you have. Life is too short to stress and worry about things that are not going to matter once we are gone.

I guess it truly is the moments that take our breath away and not the number of breaths that we take that measure our lives. Time is a gift, and I want to make sure that when I do take my last breath, that my life was not lived in vain. I think I owe that to those who never got that chance.

So here's to all the soldiers
Who have ever died in vain
The insane locked up in themselves
The homeless down on Main
For those who stand on empty shores
And spit against the wind
For those who wait forever
For ships that don't come in

God made life a gamble. And remembering that we are still in the game is... on this cowboys mind.



(Joe Diffe: Ships That Don't Come In)