Sometimes I think this life is too short for me,
When I think of all the things I want to do,
When I think of all the places I want to see,
When I think of all the people I want to love.
If I could have more eyes to see the world,
Or more ears to hear each song,
Or more hands to touch each flower,
What a marvelous thing that would be!
Perhaps I could live again and again,
To experience life anew each time,
A different person in another place,
A different world to explore each time.
But when I think about what I’ve been given,
And when I think of all the people I’ve ever loved,
I can’t help but ask to be forgiven
For wanting more than what I’ve got.
I have come to realize that I never want another me
And I wouldn’t want another life,
If that means I would forget
All the people I’ve met and loved.
Time here is short, but time here is sacred,
Each second is a portal to that which never ends,
A single song resounds forever,
A single touch can last for as long as I could remember.
I don’t need multiple parts of a fragmented life,
I don’t need to start again when I just have to say goodbye,
This life is enough… this one life that can be whole,
I know that it need not end, because of my immortal soul.
Check Jocelyn's books:
"Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief", "Mend My Broken Heart", "Questions to God", "To Love an Invisible God", "Defending My Catholic Faith", and more - click here.
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