Meaning Of Life

• Mitch Barrington, Grade 12
• Poetry
• 2008

Life is hope,
Faith is trust,
Loyalty is friendship -
Love without lust.

Fear is a trap,
Despair; a disease,
Jealousy is hatred,
Born of a desire to please.

A moment is for a moment, but
Memories can never die.
Suffering is unexplainable, but
Death can be justified.

The race of life is run,
There is no gold coin for winning, but
When our final breath comes,
That moment is just the beginning.