As Long as We’re Still Here

The Christmas season has come and gone

It’s time to sing a different song

A song I wrote, a song of hope

That I hope will bring a cup of cheer

For the coming year

Long as we’re still here

Why not live out our own dreams

Those lovely, fragile, precious things

We hold within our heart

As long as we’re still here

Why not take a leap of faith

For endless possibilities

That just might be the key

To making a brand new start

Sure I know sometimes

The past is like a shadow

An unwelcome guest

That’s hard for us to shake

Delighting in reminding us

How often we mess things up

And especially that big mistake

But the past is just that

And I say, if it’s a burden

Why carry it

Go ahead and bury it

And then move on

Long as we’re still here

Although I know it sounds cliché

Tomorrow’s still a brand new day

 Let this be a time of hope

We can live life like life really matters

As long as we’re willing to be free enough

To believe we can change through the power of love

Isn’t it worth a try this year

As long as we’re still here

George Gagliardi, December, 29, 2015