If Tomorrow Never Comes

This morning I received a "wierd" text message. 

It's "wierd" in a sort of way because it came from a friend.  He told me in his text message that "even though I may not know it, he loved me."

Ha?!

I scrolled back to confirm...  Yup, it came from him alright. 

Hmmm, perhaps it's a mis-sent message?  Or was my friend following Rustom Padilla in his footsteps?

I was about to text him back when I received another text message.  This time it came from his wife and she had the same message for me...  "even though I may not know it, she loved me."

Hehehe, ok, ok...  I think this is a season of loving eh?

So what's with this people?  Are they attending some kind of retreat in a far flung  boondock out there?

I'm not texting back until I found out.  ;-)

Anyway, here's a poem that's fit for this occassion...
   

IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES

If I knew it would be the last time
that I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
 
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
 
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.
 
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute or two
to stop and say I love you,
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
 
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
 
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything right.
 
There will always be another day
to say our I love you's,
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do's?"
 
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget,
 
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance you get
to hold your loved one tight..
 
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
 
That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
 
So hold your loved ones close today,
whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear,
 
Take time to say "I'm sorry, please forgive me,"
"thank you" or "it's okay".
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today