Burn Bright

There’s a sunrise you will never see the same again,
A laugh with a friend that won’t return.
There’s a walk beneath the autumn leaves,
One step closer to your final turn.

So burn bright, like a one time flame,
Love loud, like you won’t get another day.
Dance wrong, sing bad, smile when you’re glad;
Don’t wait for perfect, life’s too short for ‘what ifs’.

There’s a meal you will taste, not knowing it’s your last,
A song you will hum that fades to still,
And a stranger’s smile that warms your heart,
There's a sunrise that will come once, and never again.

So burn bright, like a one time flame,
Love loud, like you won’t get another day.
Dance wrong, sing bad, smile when you’re glad;
Don’t wait for perfect, life’s too short for ‘what ifs’.

You won’t remember the office lights,
But the kitchen laughter late at night,
Warm bread, the clink of glasses, softly told stories,
Those are the moments you will hold.

Deadlines fade, meetings blur;
But a hug, a smile, the smell of rain on dry earth,
They never do.

So burn bright, like a one time flame,
Love loud, like you won’t get another day.
Dance wrong, sing bad, smile when you’re glad;
Don’t wait for perfect, life’s too short for ‘what ifs’.

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

Good advice here. Don't look for perfect, live large every day. Screw the "what ifs."