Every day I wake up and light up
Bracing for the media’s endless reminders
Of quick and unexpected changes
In the world and the lives around us
Forgot last time we got together
To thank you for giving me a smile
Didn’t tell you how great you are
How you make this life a little better
Was unaware when you left for school
I didn’t kiss or hug you good-bye
Really, I wasn’t thinking it mattered
Since you always turn red and complain
The last time we saw each other,
Did I tell you how much I love you?
What a good friend you are to me?
How beautiful you make me feel?
No – guess I was trying to be cool…
Woke up this morning – lit my cigarette
Heard the tragedies of today
Listened as the reporters interviewed
Heartlessly persistent for thoughts and feelings
Of ones left behind still fresh in shock
Heard their regrets and feelings of loss…
They didn’t know that the phone call yesterday,
That lunch together last week
That drink at the bar last month
Was the last they would share with you…
They cried and friends held them close
They realized as the reality sank in
There won’t be any more kisses or hugs
It’s too late now to say how they felt
There is no tomorrow to share feelings
In case I don’t have a tomorrow
Let me tell you now
How much I love you
What a great person you are
And hug you like it’s the last time – every time
~Ravenwolf
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Submission Name: Live Each Day
