“Not Half a Life”
(Inspired by Kahlil Gibran’s poem “Do Not Love Half Lovers”)
[Verse 1]
Do not love half lovers,
Do not walk half the way.
Do not dream half a dream,
Or let half hopes slip away.
Do not silence when you’d speak,
Or speak just to fade away.
Do not mask what’s in your heart,
Let your truth have its say.
[Chorus]
Live a life that’s whole and free,
Let your soul burn bright to see.
No half shadows, no half light,
No half heart to dim the night.
[Verse 2]
Do not entertain half friends,
Or let half truths take their hold.
Do not take half a meal,
Or let half warmth leave you cold.
Half a step won’t take you far,
Half an answer tells a lie.
If you’re silent, then be silent,
If you speak, don’t pass it by.
[Chorus]
Live a life that’s whole and free,
Let your soul burn bright to see.
No half shadows, no half light,
No half heart to dim the night.
[Bridge]
Your other half is not another,
It is you when you are whole.
Not the love that stands beside you,
But the fire within your soul.
Do not stand in hesitation,
Do not fade into the grey.
For you were made for something greater,
Not a life that slips away.
[Chorus] (big and final)
Live a life that’s whole and free,
Let your soul burn bright to see.
No half shadows, no half light,
No half heart to dim the night.
[Outro]
You are not half a being,
You exist to truly live.
So take this life in fullness,
With all you have to give.