The future may never come. I may never finish today.
Eternity is the only certainty. It’s up to me, I must say. 

How quickly things can change from  fun and games,
I am crying; why me, I have not reached my aims.

If I had only done this, If I had only given a damn
Time is running out; I do not know where I am.

Would I change things if I could? Would I change, knowing what I know now.
The answer is my soul finding eternal peace somehow.

Hindsight is perfect for telling what I need to know.
Suppose I have a second chance. Will I see the direction to go?

Please, God extend my Life and give me a second chance.
That I might hear a different tune and dance another dance.

January 3, 2023
Mark Waldrop  

Inspire by the tragic collapse of Damar Hamlin
during the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals
football game January 2, 2023