If ever you should find me
on the brink of wanting
to put an end
to this human body
and this phase of life limited
to heavy matter,
full of certainty that joy
has fled forever;
gather me up and
take me to a place
where the robin sings.
Seeing his red breast
and hearing his ever hopeful melody
I shall surely forget every woe
and burst into flames
of gratitude for
this strange gift
of human life.
Love and courage,
Leah