Elevation

• Noa Hackett, Grade 8, Great Lakes College
• Poetry
• 2004

3rd in the 'Calling All Poets - Poetry Competition of 2004' competition

Life is like an elevator,
It doesn’t stop at just one level,
It keeps going,
And when we finally get to the top,
There is still the risk of it to come crashing down,
Sometimes we can relive some of those levels,
But we can’t always go back,
We don’t always get second chances,
That’s why we need to live each day of our life like it’s our last,
We need to take life the way it is thrown at us.
Each level of our life is like an art gallery,
All its works of art can be put together,
And when that happens it will create an extraordinary exhibition,
A masterpiece beyond belief,
Because we have the greatest gift of all,
The gift of life.