What do you need to live?

More than your pocket has
More than your bank account shows
More than a friend with a bed to lend
More than a stomach that’s full

What do you need to live?
More than hope has to give

Hope
A destination with a fork in the road and no map

So, what do you need to live?

A belief
In your right to exist
And then,
The guts and the heart
To not let go
And the knowledge of when to say yes
And the “it’s ok” to say No

And

Even if,
Adversity or infirmity hits
You must always insist
On your right to exist