Shake the dust

This is for the bird with the broken wing, for the lost child,  and for the last dream.  Shake the dust.
This is for all the mistakes, for the worn problems, and for the forgotten friend. Shake the dust.
This is for the last dollar, the reopened scares.  This is for the Runaway, this is for the last leaf on the tree before it falls the the earth. Shake the dust.
This is for the love taken, and the love returned.  This is for the hungry family, the red balloon, and the unspoken. Shake the dust.
This is for the bottom of the glass, for the last hope, for the road not taken. Shake the dust.
This is for the free puppy that never gets taken home.  This is for the broken guitar string, and the lost music.  Shake the dust.
This is for all those who have lived and hurt.  Shake the dust out of life.  Get all you can out of both good and bad.  Take what you are shake it and become better because of it.  You only get one life to live so shake it and get all the dust you can out of it.