Someday I Hope to Say to My Daughters

I did not spend half of my life
In a loveless marriage
It took me 6 1/2 years to finish college
Because I fell in love
And then fell out rather violently
I did things they stoned people for
In the Old Testament
Several times and never regretted a day
I tip toed to the very edge and peered over
I spread my arms and felt the wind against me
And felt the thrill of what might happen
If I just leaned forward
I gave,I took,I had brief psychotic episodes
Just as every woman should
I laughed
I loved passionately, vehemently, violently
Gently, serenely, and deeply
I learned that I don't have an on/off switch
I didn't stay inside the lines
But most of all I lived vibrantly