Carpe Diem
Squeeze the fruit, enjoy the juice,
And drink it whilst it’s fresh.
This really is that rainy day
And now, right now, is the very time
To indulge the appetite.
Do not prevaricate or hesitate,
Nor wait for some distant tomorrow.
Seize this memory,
This particular moment on this day,
This exact second when you saw and heard,
Smelt and felt this sensation.
Perhaps it will be there again another time
But you can never know for sure
And it may be lost it forever
If you let it go today.
There is no knowing what span of years is yours,
What may happen in days to come,
How long there might be still to go,
Or how close to the end
Before the force of life fails and fades,
When what holds it all together
One day will simply cease to work,
A heart no longer beating, pumping,
Driving the body to its daily workings,
Nor any longer draw in breath
As it has a million times before.
This precious thread will snap,
For it is thin and may break
At any moment, without warning.
Be careful, it is a fragile thing,
The material crumbling in your hand
Falling like dust between your fingers
Into an empty nothingness.
When the curtain finally falls,
Rehearsal over, there will be no performance.
The scene deserted, the actor gone away,
The costume lying empty
And piled inert upon the floor,
No lights, no dialogue,
No expression of emotion
And an end to thinking, feeling, aching.
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