One Day

One day this will all be over

And we’ll sit pondering days passed

Questioning the life we’ve lived

And the times we laughed

Knowing none us this will accompany us

Through this door that’s coming towards

I wonder what I will reflect upon

And what will appear to be real

Remembering every missed opportunity

And everything we’ve ever feared

Regret, the poison, bitterness of tongue

Knowing now that what’s done is done

It’s over now, no sense in trying

All of these possessions

And reasons to deny acceptance

Life is what happens

When we’re busy making plans

And so few of us ever truly understand

This breath we breathe

Is only a moment in eternity

A gift so simple 

Yet so hard to perceive

Only the taste of true love

Stays in the memories

ⓒ 2001 Shawn Michael Quinn