I will build a great life
                        by building great days.

                        To destroy, to hurt, to tear down
                        is weakness.
                        To create, to heal, to build
                        is strength.

                        I will be a creator, a healer, a builder.

                        I will dream great dreams
                        and make them come true.

                        My footprints in the sands of time
                        will give my brothers and sisters
                        a gift of hope and encouragement.

                        This world will be a better place
                        to live because I was here.
 
                                                                 Poem "Footprints" ©1995 Ralph Ransom