2.24 The later that never comes
During life there is a lot of things that come to distract us and steer us away from our path,
Forever we are saying to ourselves that we will do something later,
When later comes to pass, we often find ourselves saying, oh maybe just a little more later.
As the time turns into days and then longer, we find that the later we promised never comes.
It is only through moments like these that we develop regrets and wonder "what if?"
I meant over the past couple of weeks to come and see you, to hold and be with you once again,
Forever making the assumption that you would never exit my life and always be around.
Funny how life can stop us from doing what needs to be done, but it all happens for a reason.
In my heart I have the comfort that I did get a chance to be with you and say goodbye one last time,
Yet this is no solace that I could not get here fast enough to change your final moment.
As my lips gently touch your lifeless body and I hold you to say one last final goodnight, I cry,
The feeling of love and loss is too extreme to contain, and it kills me deep inside.
Know one thing as you move on to a place with no pain, no troubles, no worries,
Know that I did and always will love you, I did and will continue to think of you every day.
It is only right to bid you goodnight and not goodbye for you will forever live on in my heart.
I will regret for a long time to come that I kept telling myself that I would do things later,
Later became later, and then it never came to pass, a fact that will eat away at me,
I believe fate has led us to where we are now and that you are in a better place,
Tears roll down my cheeks as I remember the good, for there was not a bad bone in your body.
Next time maybe later will come, in the meantime, I look forward to the day we see each other again.
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Jamie Scott Watkinson-Harvey
Forever we are saying to ourselves that we will do something later,
When later comes to pass, we often find ourselves saying, oh maybe just a little more later.
As the time turns into days and then longer, we find that the later we promised never comes.
It is only through moments like these that we develop regrets and wonder "what if?"
I meant over the past couple of weeks to come and see you, to hold and be with you once again,
Forever making the assumption that you would never exit my life and always be around.
Funny how life can stop us from doing what needs to be done, but it all happens for a reason.
In my heart I have the comfort that I did get a chance to be with you and say goodbye one last time,
Yet this is no solace that I could not get here fast enough to change your final moment.
As my lips gently touch your lifeless body and I hold you to say one last final goodnight, I cry,
The feeling of love and loss is too extreme to contain, and it kills me deep inside.
Know one thing as you move on to a place with no pain, no troubles, no worries,
Know that I did and always will love you, I did and will continue to think of you every day.
It is only right to bid you goodnight and not goodbye for you will forever live on in my heart.
I will regret for a long time to come that I kept telling myself that I would do things later,
Later became later, and then it never came to pass, a fact that will eat away at me,
I believe fate has led us to where we are now and that you are in a better place,
Tears roll down my cheeks as I remember the good, for there was not a bad bone in your body.
Next time maybe later will come, in the meantime, I look forward to the day we see each other again.
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Jamie Scott Watkinson-Harvey