Tomorrow is Not Promised

During challenging times, as we pray for better days yet to come, I am reminded of the importance of not losing sight of today! Although it may be natural to hold our breath, waiting for tomorrow to make our wishes and dreams come true I know that . . . tomorrow is not promised. This poem reflects my desire and commitment, to the love of my life, to embrace every moment of today as if it were our last . . .

Tomorrow is Not Promised

Tomorrow is not promised

Only today belongs to me

I want to spend my today with you

I need you to understand, I need you to see

That our days are always numbered

We just don’t know, we don’t understand

We are too busy planning for tomorrow

We forget that fate may not cooperate with our plans

I know we have wishes and dreams too

And I want so badly for all of them to come true

And I know from the softness in your eyes and tenderness of your kiss

That this is what you want too

But there are no guarantees that tomorrow will ever come

No assurances or promises we can keep

No wishful thinking, no hopeful pleading

That can make this be done

So I offer you my trust and my faith

And I tell you with my lips and my embrace

Tomorrow is not promised

But in today we can find our place

Embrace it with me, every moment of today

Seize our day, live it as if it were our last

I want to keep it forever

Even when it has passed

I want every day to be a today and not a waiting for tomorrow

I want today to be a joy remembered

A gift treasured and cherished for all time

Instead of a memory enveloped in a sorrow

So take my hand, give me your heart

Put away your worries and your troubles

There is no need for them

For in today they have no part

Join me for a picnic on the shores of bliss

Feel the sand beneath your sweet feet

The waves tickling your delicious toes

Let our laughter and our joy be all there is

Savour the red wine that is as bold as your smile

Let me wonder in your eyes

Let me roam in your soul

Let us linger in our love for a long, long while

Let this day last forever

Let me tell you I love you more

Let today claim your heart in rapture

Throw away the thought of never

For all of our fears and all of our tears

We know that nothing can stay

Even time reminds us without mercy

That we cannot count our lives in years

Today we can plunge and we can dive

And this moment shall be more than enough

For tomorrow is not promised

And in this precious today we will live fully alive