The Finger of Life

The Finger of Life
By Larry R. Linville

(written in the 1960’s and revised in 2007)

The finger of life points at you
And gives you your command.
It may cause your horizon to shrink
Or cause it to expand.
The finger may be bent upward
On a hand with palm turned up,
And it may command you to “come!”
And drink your bitter cup.
It may just point straight at you
In judgment of your past.
It may fill your life with deepest guilt
That seems to eternally last.
But when the finger points at you
It will profit you to heed.
Because that finger will always
Bring you to someone in need.

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