What is life? A glimpse of the present? A present of the past, A past of the future? An eclipse of humanity? A picture worth 1,000 words? The craving of mankind Easy to lose, hard to gain. Once upon a time Life was beautiful. Long futures cascaded down its back And pasta graced its aura. But then mankind abused it. Beat up, battered down. People took it and destroyed it. It screamed out to God. He took Life and made it everlasting. Life shined brighter than the stars. And it still does if you look hard enough.