Don’t wait

Don’t wait until tomorrow before you do
what you know you should have done today.
Don’t wait until tomorrow or next year,
Don’t assume you have the time,
Assume you don’t.
Do it now.
Or else already it’s too late.
Do not collect regrets,
Do not keep forgets, don’t save them up,
Give of your love today, give it now,
Postmortem praise
Is never heard inside the grave;
If you don’t you will regret.

Tell them now

Tell them now, appreciate them now,
Do something good for them today,
Let them go with precious memories of love,
Of warmth and kindness,
A knowing that you cared,
That their life and time were heaven spent
And that your time with them is deeply felt,
That they are valued most.
Make a living toast.
Don’t save it for the funeral speech,
Say it now, don’t wait.

Don’t Wait

Don’t wait to ask what was it like
When they were young and prime.
Don’t look back and say
I never thought to ask when they were here,
For if you don’t you’ll lose a bit of self,
And there will always be an empty hole
For you to fill with wonder if…
Ask them now to tell you all,
Their storied memories
of what it was that made them them.
Don’t wait.

I know

Take my word, I know,
For it’s a heavy blow
That hits me now
That she didn’t get to share
Her childhood joys with me,
And that I never told her what
I did when I was just a teen…
And yet… we made such a team.
But still I wonder why,
Why did I wait?
Don’t wait.

CREDIT: https://azharologia.com/waiting_for_you_by_jjap/