Wake Up Call Poem by Dorsey Baker

I was watching TV
this morning
when this seemingly
young and healthy man
came on telling the world
how sick he was and what
was wrong with him
I would have never thought!
It made me think!
how precious is life
yet how fragile life is
the young as well as the old
become victim
to sickness and death!
only thing we can do
as humans
is be thankful for our
health if we have it!
and be thankful for
the few precious moments
we are allowed to
remain here upon the earth!