Carpe diem

You wake up one morning
and you realize
you've been planning
all the wrong things in life...

You have followed
the pattern
that most people have
and although wonderful...
you sense that you have
not lived yet...

You cover the grays
you shed some pounds
you prepare again
for a new avenue...

Don't misinterpret
the signs as they grew...
the roses in bloom
the coffee that loomed...

We all think we can live forever...

Choose the view
it's not something new
say what you feel
today, not in a dream
of one day...

The only thing
that lives on forever
are your notions
that they do.