Some day when death is near 
I’m certain there will be some, 
Who will have amany a thing 
Or two, maybe, very a few at all 
To say, about a woman like me 
But one thing I hope will be certain 
I can only hope with all my whole heart 
That those I hold so very close and dear
Knew that every day that I arose 
I did so with an openness, willingness 
And an urgency just for each of them
 
We get only one chance to experience 
Each other in this lifetime of existence
In my final moments 
I’ll be damned if regret 
Was the last thing I taste on my lips
 
Never leave words of endearment unspoken
Let those who are worthy of the best 
Hear those affirmations of the soul 
No tears shed over graves will 
Mend brokenness in the life thereafter 
An unlived and unloved life
Is the only thing wasted