If today were my last day...

If today were my last day, 

I would walk out the door. 

I wouldn't spend it in here. No. 

I’d want to be out there 

in the world that God created. 

I’d want to feel everything, 

everything I was created to feel.

I’d want to climb up somewhere high: 

a mountain, a hill, a rooftop, 

anywhere with a view. 

I’d want to stand somewhere high 

and shout out 

as loud as I can. 

I’d want to sing 

out loud and strong; 

the world my audience.

I’d want to run 

as fast as I can 

feel the wind whip through my hair 

my heart pound in my chest 

my muscles ache and burn, 

then throw myself down 

and lie with outstretched arms; 

the ground beneath me, 

the sky above me. 

I’d want to feel
the sun on my skin 

the rain of my face. 

I’d want to feel
the wind blowing through me 

and catch a snowflake on my tongue.

I’d want to jump for joy;

I’d want to run to the end of a pier 

and leap laughing into the sea,
plunge into deep, cold water,
feel the waves wash over me.

Dive down
weightless,

buoyant,

free.

If today were my last day, 

I’d want to laugh. 

uncontrollably 

and not be able to stop. 

I’d want to laugh

long and hard 

so it hurts, 

and tears run down my face. 

I’d want to cry. 

I’d want to sob 

uncontrollably
inconsolably 

until I fall asleep,

exhausted.

If today were my last day, 

I’d call my mom

And tell her... 

to smile, to live, to dare

And though I am far away, 

she is always near. 

That I am proud to be like her in so many ways

And that on my last day, 

I’ve loved the life that I lived. 

I’d want to lie 

in the arms of someone who loves me

as much as I love him. 

I’d want to feel his warmth surround me 

and know 

there was nowhere else in the world 
that I would rather be;

that he would rather be.

I’d want to lie beneath a starry sky 

and feel the weight of my insignificance

Feel my bond with the infinite universe around me. 

If today were my last day, 

I’d want to be able to say, 

at the end of the day, 

“You know what, it’s okay. 

I did it all today.”