Tomorrow At the Latest
We are all guilty, without exception,
There is no exemption,
It is just a plain fact,
And we cannot alter that.
We have all put something off til tomorrow,
Generally without too much sorrow,
Unless we wait untill the day after that,
And it becomes too late for us to go out to bat.
This is when we have to ask,
Even take ourselves to task,
For not pointing this out,
Or getting their attention with a shout.
For forgetting we were young once,
Without any nous.
And yet to understand,
If we want to hit a six into the stand,
Or see the first day of the cricket test
Then with a warning we must be blest.
I hope you are listening
Before I am finishing,
And me you are assisting,
In giving our children the warning they are needing,
Tomorrow at the latest,
And the day after that they may even think us the greatest.
Copyright © David Smith | Year Posted 2017
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