If This Were the Last

If this were the last,

Goodnight you’d whisper,

Would you choose to say something more? 

If this were the last,

Day you’d work,

Would you feel fulfilled anymore? 

If this were the last, 

Kiss that you gave,

To that special someone you love.

Would you pause a bit longer,

To appreciate the touch,

And honor your special beloved?

If this were the last,

Step you could take, 

Would you wish you had taken more walks? 

If this were the last,

Call that was made,

Would you wish you had attempted more talks? 

All of the movement,

And doing we make,

All of the drama and stress. 

Blinds us to the truth,

That any day could be,

Our final and our last. 

So let this be,

A gentle, loving nudge,

To hold your life sacred each day.

To honor yourself,

And all others too,

And live before this all goes away.