Carpe Diem
Squeeze the fruit and enjoy the juice
Drink it whilst it’s fresh
Today really is that rainy day
The one you waited for
And now, right now, is the very time
To indulge the appetite
Do not prevaricate or hesitate
Nor wait any longer
For some distant tomorrow.
Seize upon 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 slip away.
There is no knowing
What span of years is left to run
What may happen in days to come,
How long there might be still to go
Or how close one is 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 gossamer thin and may break
At any moment, without warning
Be careful, it is a fragile thing
The material crumbling in your hand
Turning dust between your fingers
Into empty nothingness.
When the rehearsal is over
And the curtain finally fallen
There will be no performance
The scene deserted, the actor gone away
The costume lying empty
And piled inert upon the floor
House-lights extinguished
No more empty dialogue
No expression of emotion
And an end to thinking, feeling, aching.
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