I Felt My Life With Both My Hands

I felt my life with both my hands To see if it was there I held my spirit to the Glass To prove it possibler I turned my Being round and round And paused at every pound To ask the Owner's name For doubt, that I should know the Sound To ask the Owner's name For doubt, that I should know the Sound I judged my features, jarred my hair I pushed my dimples by And waited, if they twinkled back Conviction might, of me I turned my Being round and round And paused at every pound To ask the Owner's name For doubt, that I should know the Sound To ask the Owner's name For doubt, that I should know the Sound I told myself, "Take Courage, Friend That was a former time But we might learn to like the Heaven As well as our Old Home!" I turned my Being round and round and round And paused at every pound To ask the Owner's name For doubt, that I should know the Sound To ask the Owner's name For doubt, that I should know the Sound I felt my life with both my hands To see if it was there