The world's outside right our door.

The world's right outside our door.
feeling: empty
music: michael buble - home

Yet another Sunday was spent at Vivocity, this time with the main purpose of catching World Trade Centre. Although the movie played on one of the family-love cliches, its subtle undertone gripped the heart and took it on a 129-minute poignant journey. While it warranted only a shed tear or two and not the bawling session Ken and I had anticipated,(we each brought along a pack of tissue), I think each of the audience left the cinema a little shaken.

I'm sure many of you have read If I Knew, the poem in tribute of 9-11. For the uninitiated, here it is.


If I Knew

If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
I'd stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would know I do.

If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.

There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance to say our
"Anything I can do?"

But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear

Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.

The poem surfaced in my mind each time the scene showed Nicolas Cage and his partner trapped in the rubble. I may not be doing the author of If I Knew justice by saying this, but watching the movie made the poem come alive for me.

Okay, that aside, Ken and I did quite a bit of grocery shopping. Cecilia, I've found you a slice of organic heaven. Pics will be up soon, heh. I can spend forever in Marketplace checking out the Waitrose range. Oh and yes, I finally tasted Godiva Dark Chocolate Decadence Chocolixir. Disappointing really. Not worth the eight bucks I felt, but hey, at least I've satisfied my curiosity. Been there, done that. -does a mental strikeout on to-try list.