If I were to die tomorrow

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

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if I were to die tomorrow

as well I might

(let’s face it, it’s always a possibility)

I would want to tell those I love

I love them

I would want the snarky remarks of the arrogant

to bounce off of my soul like rain off a roof

I would want to drink in everything

everything

everything

I would want to hear it

see it, taste it

I would want to feel it against my skin

the warmth of the sun

the touch of another’s hand

Ah

and if I were to live forever

I would want to live the same way

joyfully

fully

drinking it all in

and then giving it

all

away

always

always

generous