Worthwhile

Saxon Crow

If you knew your time was up

There was nothing left but your empty cup

What would you do at the very end? 

Speak in anger or make amends? 

If you knew how many breaths you had

Would you waste them all by being sad? 

Or would you use them to do a little good 

Speak of kindness and loving truths?

If you knew the date and time 

For when you'd reach the end of your line

Would you rush or stroll along 

Reevaluate your rights undo your wrongs?

So what would you do?

Just think a while

Then maybe live as if it were your last mile. 

Because whatever you choose it will be an honest life

And who knows it might be worthwhile

  • Author: Saxon Crow (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 18th, 2023 02:27
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  • Goldfinch60

    Good words SC, looking back in my life shows how good a life I have had.

    Andy

  • orchidee

    A find write SC.
    Maybe the younger we are, the less we may thing of the future years - understandable.
    But not to be a doom merchant, though it's true, that 'From the moment we are born, we start to die', said some wag.
    We can reply, 'Ere, I only just been born! lol.

    • Saxon Crow

      Har. Har. Well you never know when it's time to go

      • orchidee

        Yes, why, only the other day I got run over by a bus. They never told me they changed the bus timetable. I survived it! Did I make all that up? lol.

      • Doggerel Dave

        This is deep, actually. However since I don't know when or how the end might come (though at 81 with the odd health problem, it can't be far away) I just go for it and do the best I can day by day.
        Such a clean, honest piece never the less, Sax - thanks.

        • Saxon Crow

          Thanks Dave. May you have many year left mate



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