#finalpoem from Kirk Diedrich

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Be good.
Do good.
Promote the good in others.
Love fiercely.
Unconditionally.
Forgive.
Remember.
Trust.
Break your own heart.
Heal.
Do it again.
Learn.
Grow.
Make good food for people you love.
Eat.
Drink.
Be merry.
Express your life.
Read.
Write.
Draw.
Paint.
Sing.
Dance, my God, dance.
Play.
Be ridiculous.
Be you. Unabashedly you.
Though your heart hammers in your chest.
Though it chokes in your throat.
Breathe.
Revel.
In beauty.
In peace.
In the sublime.
In the moment.
It is everything.
It is the only thing.
Be present.
Listen.
Empathize.
Understand.
Learn.
Smile honestly.
Laugh.
Make others laugh.
Make children laugh.
Be authentically you
though people will
judge you
hate you
leave you;
others will stay.
It is those who deserve your magic.
It is those who deserve to warm themselves by your fire.
We are all dust, smoke, flame
flickering light.
Burn bright.
Burn true.
Burn for others to see
how it’s done.