And when all is done
And my life is on a countdown of days
When my lungs heave their last few rounds of inhalation and exhalation
And I look back at a life just about finished
Will my breath be laced with regrets
Will I sigh about the book i never wrote
The song I never sang out loud
The city I've been meaning to visit but never did
The poetry forgotten
The world I never changed
The talent I buried
The gifts I never gave
The apology I withheld
The hug I was too shy to give
The compliment I hesitated to utter
The gospel I was too afraid to preach
The goodness I held back
The speech I forgot to deliver
The film I never saw
The literature I was too lazy or overwhelmed to read
The moment i did not seize
The bucket list I didn't even bother with
The instructions I never gave
The craft I never mastered
The bungee jump I never took
The ocean depth I did not plumb
The leap I did not take
The love I limited
The love I limited
The me I did not discover
The inertia I did not overcome
The fear that kept me from trying
The brakes I stepped on to keep me from soaring
Will the unfinished business I never even started
Drag my spirit down
As my body gives in
And all the dreams I gave up on
Die with me?
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2 comments:
If we can only live forever. But I think life would not be so exquisite and precious if so. And I think with good people, the good will outweigh the bad or negative in the end. :)
Yes. I always think I'm ready to go. The best is yet to come, whether it's here on earth or elsewhere.
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