What Matters

Dogwood
The message still the same.
The prayers always change.
A vivacious group of friends,
one thing that we share.
End result is life.
Forever isnâ"š¬â"ž¢t long
when you canâ"š¬â"ž¢t measure time.
Everlasting pride.
Seems youâ"š¬â"ž¢ve heard this message
a hundred times before.
The point is that we need to live forevermore.
No agony in discourse.
No wallowing in dread.
The choices that you make will matter when youâ"š¬â"ž¢re dead!
Weâ"š¬â"ž¢ve always got our friends
to gather in this fight.
Thereâ"š¬â"ž¢s pressure coming in,
from every shape and size.
Now is not the time
to fall bellow the mark.
We have to be protective;
we have to stand up strong.
The bridges that weâ"š¬â"ž¢re crossing,
will never be rebuilt,
no time for resentment,
or living with our guilt,
for staringâ"š¬â"ž¢s sake take a glance, at what we can adjust.