Anything could go wrong at
Any time for
Any one for
Usually no reason at all
That’s why I neurotically say always be careful.
Things can be
Repaired or
Replaced
But with lives there are
No do-overs
No take backs
And no telling what could happen
At any moment
Once a life is extinguished its
Gone
And you can never get them back
And you can never say you’re
Sorry
And you’ll never see them again
Never tell them how absolutely much you
I love you
Never tell them to pick up milk on their way
Home
Never tell them about a new song you heard and
Dance around the kitchen looking like fools
Until you catch each others eyes and fall over laughing
In a heap on the ground
Struggling for breath
When you wake up from a dream
Good dream, bad dream
The feeling of excitement or fear is replaced
By nothing at all
Just a sudden drop in your stomach
When you realize there’s no one to tell
No one to laugh at the absurdity of dreams
Or to comfort you from the darkness of nightmares
No one to make tea with in the middle of the night
Or an over complicated recipe for dinner
Or pancakes for breakfast
Or smores by a fire
To tell you that you look fine
Or ridiculous in what you’re wearing
That you have paint on your face
And twigs in your hair
That you are wonderful
And you are loved
And everything will be ok
Even when you’re not sure you want it to be
Tell them everyday
You love them
And believe them when they
Love you too
And ignore their cries of protest
When you say a little too often
Please be careful
Jul 28, 2011
Jul 28, 2011 at 3:53 PM UTC
Anything could go wrong at
Any time for
Any one for
Usually no reason at all
That’s why I neurotically say always be careful.
Things can be
Repaired or
Replaced
But with lives there are
No do-overs
No take backs
And no telling what could happen
At any moment
Once a life is extinguished its
Gone
And you can never get them back
And you can never say you’re
Sorry
And you’ll never see them again
Never tell them how absolutely much you
I love you
Never tell them to pick up milk on their way
Home
Never tell them about a new song you heard and
Dance around the kitchen looking like fools
Until you catch each others eyes and fall over laughing
In a heap on the ground
Struggling for breath
When you wake up from a dream
Good dream, bad dream
The feeling of excitement or fear is replaced
By nothing at all
Just a sudden drop in your stomach
When you realize there’s no one to tell
No one to laugh at the absurdity of dreams
Or to comfort you from the darkness of nightmares
No one to make tea with in the middle of the night
Or an over complicated recipe for dinner
Or pancakes for breakfast
Or smores by a fire
To tell you that you look fine
Or ridiculous in what you’re wearing
That you have paint on your face
And twigs in your hair
That you are wonderful
And you are loved
And everything will be ok
Even when you’re not sure you want it to be
Tell them everyday
You love them
And believe them when they
Love you too
And ignore their cries of protest
When you say a little too often
Please be careful
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