So little time we have 

Why struggle for what we can't have?

Why neglect the blessings we have? 

Some have not , some have 

Yet the unhappy lot are more of those that have

I was chasing the paper until today 

The Ash smeared on my forehead 

The cold truth swayed hard my way 

If today be my last , would I be glad 

I existed all these years without living? 

If I be gone who would reminisce memories of me and smile ?

A legacy without empathy 

Just mere rubbles of treasures 

Without being treasured by friends nor family 

I so wanted to be that man called god 

I wonder if that's what I'll tell God 

When I face him at Heaven's gate with no soul to show for it 

Even the woman I claimed to love 

It was only in my thoughts 

Because I was too busy to really love 

So this Wednesday, not because of my fears or failures

But because the pangs of reality has gripped my senses 

From darkness to light , I confess 

I shall love you today and every other day like it's my last 

Until death do us a-part

For dust we came , so also we shall return to Dust ! 

©Gift EdeAni _Public Pitcher , Spoken Word Artist, Writer . 

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