Don’t Wait Till I’m Gone To Show Your Support

Don’t wait till I’m gone to show your support

Don’t wait for the quiet to write your report

Don’t save your love for a speech at my grave

Give me your presence now

While I’m trying to stay brave

Don’t wait for the moment when I can’t respond

When my voice is a memory and my body is gone

Don’t wait for the guilt to come knocking at night

Wishing you’d stood with me when I needed your light

I’m here in the struggle

I’m here in the storm

I’m here trying daily just to feel warm

I’m here in the questions

The doubt

And the fear

Don’t wait for the loss to finally draw near

Don’t wait till the tears fall to honor my name

Don’t wait till regret starts burning with blame

Don’t wait for the funeral to say I was strong

Tell me today

While I’m still holding on

Give me your courage

Your voice

Your embrace

Give me your truth

While I’m still in this place

Give me your laughter

Your time

Your belief

Support in the living is what brings me relief

Don’t wait till I’m ashes to say I meant something

Don’t wait till the silence to start your becoming

If you love me

Then show it

While I’m still alive

Help me feel seen

Help my spirit survive

Don’t wait for the world to say

Now it’s too late

Don’t wait for the moment when sorrow dictates

Stand with me loudly

Stand with me now

Support is a verb

Not a vow

So speak while I’m breathing

Reach out while I’m here

Let your kindness be present

Not saved for a year

Let your love be a practice

Not a final resort

Don’t wait till I’m gone to show your support

I need it now