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While I Still Can
Granddad spoke
An otherwise quite man
Fought to choke back
The memories of Grandma's laugh
And, the sixty-eight years they spent sharing love
With little more than what clothes hung on their backs
And, his voice finally cracked
As he said, "Lord, I… I miss her laugh."
He wiped his eyes
And, hung his head
Then, he said,
"Love while you can,
cause you don't know how bad
you'll wish you could once you no longer can
tell them how much they truly and completely meant."
And, I walked away from that fragile man
And, I too hung my head
And, said a prayer right then and there
"Lord, let me love while I still can."
Sometimes life's lessons
Aren't hard to understand
Like, just how precious life is
And, how short it seems to last
So, when you get the chance to learn from the past
From those around you who have
Given themselves and still wish they'd given more
Look into yourself and find out what you're holding back
And, open that door
And, love as if you'll never get a second chance
Cause, as sure as life begins, it too shall pass
So, when you give
Give knowing you'll look back
And, wish you'd given more
