Someday
I wrote the below poem a decade ago after listening to my parents and their friends discussing their dreams, what they hoped to do “someday.” All the men and women were in their late 70s to early 90s in age as they discussed their bucket lists and the future. All are now deceased. I know not one who accomplished their “someday” dreams. It is so sad.
Don’t Delay
If you have dreams, go for them. Don’t delay. You never know when the time will run out.
We Never Lived In the Now
Your face shows your age,
Though your countenance is still glowing,
Your age says grown-up,
But you’ve never decided where you’re going.
You’ve grown older.
Yes, I’m older too.
The rest of our lives is before us,
Oh, what’ll we do?
What were the dreams
You had so long ago?
What was your vision?
Where did it go?
You traveled your way.
I went mine.
A history so different,
Lives intertwined.
The gray now shows in our locks,
Showing how much we cared.
Your grin still lights my life,
My smile brightens yours when shared.
You lived for then.
I lived for when.
We never lived in the moment.
No, we never lived in the now.
Copyright © 2008 by Jimmie A. Kepler
Photo credit: Pixaby
Originally published in WORDS..RHYMES..POETRY & PROSE!
The poem is included in the book “Gone Electric: A Poetry Collection” available on Kindle from Amazon.
