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Paula Finn
Member Ascendant

since 2000-06-17

Posts 5546
missouri

0 posted 2010-11-24 01:46 AM

We live each day believing
   there will be a tomorrow
   there will be another day
   to do what we put off

But what if there isnt?
What if there isnt another day
   to say I love you
   I'm sorry
Another day
   to smile
   to sing

To take your daughters hand
and eat the ice cream without
worrying about an extra pound

To leave the office behind and
play football in the park
with your son

Who would you regret leaving behind
   do they know that?
What have you left unsaid
   out of fear
   out of anger
   out of guilt

Who would miss you most?

What if theres no tomorrow?
What if this breath is your last?
Would it taste of regret
and things left undone?
Or would it leave you breathless
with the wonder of it all?

What if theres no tomorrow?
What if?

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

1 posted 2010-11-24 02:36 AM

Dear Paula

Your title and theme bring these important questions to heart.
Something we all need to consider by self examination.
How we seem to take for granted the most important things in life sometimes. Not all, but many.

Beautifully worded and flows so nicely down the page flushing out the inner conscience of the reader.

WELL DONE!!

Eric

Earl Brinkman
Senior Member

since 2010-03-03

Posts 1183
Osaka, Japan

2 posted 2010-11-24 04:47 AM

I do not look upon things in this way because I am well aware that tomorrow may never come for the loved ones around me. If anything I want to freeze time so that they will never go away.

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

3 posted 2010-11-24 09:08 AM

Very well said and thought out, Paula. I guess most of us fall into the category of believing tomorrow will actually come for us. I don't go to bed each night wondering if I will awaken, although at my age I really could. Yes, we put off things, important life things because of our disinterest and hope that it can all get done "tomorrow."

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

Andrew Scott
Member Elite

since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

4 posted 2010-11-24 05:59 PM

A fine write, though I try not to live my life by "What ifs?" It's just too damn scary to consider. Sure, there will be regrets for things not done or said, but I doubt any of us will be truly 100% satisfied at the end. Just live it the best you can. Peace.

"We'll chase them like rats across the tundra."

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

5 posted 2010-11-24 08:26 PM

You've come home...and finally, I might add. We've missed you...or I've missed you as I have been absent more than I wish.

We've seen emails, ads, and more, but none have phrased the "What if?" question as well and as eloquently as you have.

Happy Thanksgiving, Paula. May all you see tomorrow...are smiles and full tummies.

Paula Finn
Member Ascendant

since 2000-06-17

Posts 5546
missouri

6 posted 2010-11-25 10:08 PM

Thanks for all your comments. I dont live by the "what ifs" either. And I dont try to live like each day is my last. But I do try to tell the people that matter, that they do matter.

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