The Last Time
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be able to hear your voice
I would carefully take in each thought
in each of your words rejoice.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be able to see your face
I would contemplate every inch of it
so its memory I could embrace.
If I knew it would be the last time
I could tell you that I cared
I'd say all the words I'd been saving
no loving words would be spared.
If I knew it would be the last time
to see you wave good-bye as you go
I'd be more aware of the moment
and stand longer in your glow.
I often depend on tomorrow
to do what I didn't do or say today
but sadly I don't always know
what life will bring my way.
I am not guaranteed a future
beyond this one short moment
to say I love you or I'm sorry
thank you or you're important.
There will always be a last time
that will arrive on a future day
I must live and love with eyes wide open
whether the time is near or far away.
Written for Poetry Jam, where the post is "The Last...."
A beautiful 'last time' poem wich reminds us to 'live and love' now rather than later, to savor what we have and not to rely on tomorrow for better moments.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Mary and such wisdom as well. Thanks for getting the prompt started.
ReplyDeleteso beautifully written.....the last two lines are all we need to be aware of to have no regrets......
ReplyDeleteSo poignant, Mary, so beautiful, and so true.
ReplyDeleteThoughtful reminder to treat each moment as the last, give it all of our best...~ Tender feelings here...~ Peaceful day to you, Mary xx
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and so sad at the same time. You really captured many emotions here.
ReplyDeleteLovely sentiments... this stanza is so poignant
ReplyDeleteI am not guaranteed a future
beyond this one short moment
to say I love you or I'm sorry
thank you or you're important.
beautifully written.
Yeah there is always a last time, can be bittersweet or not indeed
ReplyDeleteIt is a gift not given to many to live life to the full, as if each day is the last day.
ReplyDeleteSo true!!!
ReplyDeletemmm def not some easy thoughts there....if only we knew when the end was here how we would prepare...and / or live our lives differently...the end can come at anytime....and if we lived life like it was...not in fear but in embracing every little moment as special....smiles.
ReplyDeleteThis made me think of my father who is no longer with us. So much I'd wish I'd said or done before he died.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written and full of vivid emotion.From the heart and so full of words of truth.
ReplyDeleteVery poignant, Mary......."I would stand longer in your glow". How beautiful.
ReplyDeleteso beautiful! A good reminder to live each moment to its fullest!
ReplyDeleteoh this is so beautiful. I love that you repeated...it's lovely and thought provoking and inspirational.
ReplyDeleteYes, there is indeed always a last time. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteWe all trust that tomorrow will come. Yet life and death are unpredictable. So important to cherish each moment with those we love. I like how you expressed this Mary.
ReplyDeleteso beautifully expressed. No one knows the future and its best to be in the present.
ReplyDeleteMary, beautifully written and expressed--It is so important to say those things and be in the present, not always easy to do--tomorrow seems to be my refrain, except for telling people that I love them, I do that every day :-)
ReplyDeleteso true there have been times that if i knew it was the last time....more attention might have been paid to that moment
ReplyDeleteI can so relate Mary…I wrote something and then went to link and realized Mr. Linkey was closed. I posted it anyway. I always read the challenge and then write before I read anyone's poems. Your's touched me….well done.
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