Staring into the eyes of eternity

 

If today was my last day

and the universe spoke, saying

the hands of your clock

are slowing, soon they will stop.

I'd not drop to my knees

praying forgiveness.

I've always tried to give all of me.

As open and honest as I can be.

I'd not regret loves that fizzled out,

friendships that crumbled into dust

I'd not look at myself in distrust

I'd know that everything I’ve done

was to be the best I can.

 

If I was staring into the eyes of eternity,

I'd see myself trying to fit in.

I'd only regret that I couldn't be more.

That I always kept a barrier or a door

to keep me from getting close.

I'd look at the things I never said,

the times I let my heart break instead,

but I'd not look at the past

as something to be forgiven.

I’ve always tried to give

rather than be given.

I'd rather love than hate

and sometimes I’ve had to walk

a harsh pathway,

but that always

seemed the right way.

 

If today I met my destiny

and I was taken from this place

to be a piece of earth's long history,

I'd not look back with tears

at my lack of financial reward.

I'd not feel loss at any gold or silver

I could have stored.

I'll look at the times I laughed.

The love I enjoyed, the times I heard

an audience applaud.

I'd reminisce of kisses in the pouring rain,

of days when I could walk without pain.

I'd look at the times I spent,

not how much I spent.

I'd look at what

every part of my life meant.

 

 

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