We Knew One Day It Would Happen
As we wake up with an early morning chill
The heat down low and the temperature unexpectedly dropped
As we rush across the cold floor
Like a water pipe ready to burst
Building up, building up
We find a quick release
Now life goes back to a somewhat normal
We have many things planned that we know we will never get to
Then we have work and love that are a must
Love should always come first
Sometimes it has to be left out to dry
Like wet kindling before we can have that lovely burn
We have learned to surround ourselves with all the people we know and love
It isn't until later we hear the news
Another one of our loved ones has passed
We know how real it is
How shocking and sad we feel
We know our name is somewhere on that same master list
Each day more names our pulled
It is Friday
A day that many people look forward too
So they can enjoy the next two days off
A time to rest
A time to appreciate what we work so hard for
Other people have scattered days off
Maybe split up during their week
Taking each day and treating it as gold
Looking forward to a weeks vacation
Where once again we can enjoy much of the same
Until retirement where we can spend more time
Doing all the things we have loved over the years
Sometimes our life is cut short
Other people are blessed to reach 100
I often think it is like playing cards
If we take a deck of cards out and shuffle them real good
Can we pick the exact card we are going to draw
The chances of that being right is one out of 52
Could we be so lucky?
Think of that as one of the 52 weeks in a year
Now lets see if we can guess again?
Only now we have 365 different cards to express every day of the year
This time the right card was picked two times in a row
Then we put together 100 cards and pick one for each year that we live
If we get that right too
Now we have twenty-four more cards to represent the hours in our day
Right one more time
Then the final deck of 60 to decide the exact second it happens
If we were right each time
That is my odds of figuring out when my time will come
Now after trying it and seeing how difficult it really is
I turn all my energy to living
I get to live each day and expect one more day
Doing all I can as if it was my last
Then I can say I really enjoyed all that my life had to offer
It wasn't always the best of times I had hoped and dreamed of
Then there were so many unexpected great times I could of never imagined
Through it all
It was my life
Many people focus on the boring times
I have no time for that
I have been truly blessed
To live so many experiences that can't be summed up in a line or two
These memories might fade over time
There will be no greater time than now
To appreciate all there is
Comments
DREAM ON (author) on May 14, 2020:
Gypsy Rose Lee Sometimes it takes people that we love and miss to help us understand how precious life is. Maybe this way of life is over but a new phase begins. Thank you so much for reading and sharing your thoughts and experiences. May you rise up and enjoy your day even more. Have a great morning.
Gypsy Rose Lee from Daytona Beach, Florida on May 13, 2020:
It is always a difficult time when another loved one passes on. After my soulmate passed on I got a new attitude on life. After his death I knew nothing would ever scare me again and knowing that he is close by and will one day be waiting for me I am ready for anything and everything and when that bugle sounds I have nothing at all to fear just to grab onto his hand and being pulled over to the other side. Many blessings to you and your family
DREAM ON (author) on May 12, 2020:
John Hansen Life is really something so incredible that it is so hard to put into focus. Every time we think we know something we don't. Then when we think we are completely lost things start looking brighter and better. It is so wonderful to share. Thank you so much for all your comments and support. Have a great day.
John Hansen from Gondwana Land on May 12, 2020:
Dream On, It seems a lot of people have lost someone, either friend or family, during these troubling times. You are right that we never know when out time will be up. We just need to try to enjoy each day and make the most of any time we are allotted.