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The End

If somebody told you This is the end And if you knew those words to be true Would you do things different Would you be kind to your neighbor Call up your friends Set a meet and greet with your enemies To make amends Would your main focus Be on that last breath of life Or would it go unnoticed With the fact that you're dying Would you marvel at all The mess of debt you collect All the now worthless stuff That fills your life and your head You can't take it with you Is what they always say So why is our grip so tight on it All the way to the grave If you were told that the end Was one heartbeat away What would that truth do to you And would you even change

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 2/26/2019 5:15:00 PM
A well penned message, Mike.
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Date: 7/22/2018 10:46:00 PM
Stirring questions, Mike.. ones that we should reflect on!
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Date: 7/22/2018 4:15:00 PM
It would be too late by then Mike. IMO one's deathbed would not be the place to ask for forgiveness if one had lived their entire life in self indulgence. I don't think it works that way. I did enjoy the poem:)
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Date: 7/22/2018 10:19:00 AM
That's one potent thinking poem Mike, well done :) xomo
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