If I Knew.

If I Knew

This poem was circulated soon after 9-11, and it never fails to put that little ache in my heart. Even after eight years, it still serves as a very real reminder to try to reform my procrastinating ways. Have a read, and then call someone to say "I love you".

On a very different note, P will be home in less than 2 hours! That is a welcome departure from the sadness usually associated with 11 September. Now excuse me while I try to nap...

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 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
To 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 ‘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.

~author unknown