To be alive is Power — The Will

To be alive－is Power－¹
Existence－in itself－
Without a further function－
Omnipotence－Enough－

To be alive－and Will! ⁵
'Tis able as a God－
The Maker－of Ourselves－be what－
Such being Finitude!

(F.876/J.677)

[1] Power:: the legal right to own one's property.
[2] Existence:: whatever exist under one's name.
[3] function:: a religious ceremony.
[4] Omnipotence:: almightiness as a deity.
[5] To be alive and will:: to be alive and to draw one's last will.
[6] a God:: a powerful man, an official who executes the will.
[7] Maker:: one who composes a book, draws up a document, frames a law (OED 3); the testator, one who makes a will. Ourselves:: inheritors.
[8] Finitude:: the limited inheritance.