When Your Number Is Up

by Samantha Lowe - Scorpio

Everyone always asks me why I am the way that I am
Why I always love too much
Care too much
Live too much..
Always living on the moment
Seizing every minute with what I can
Why I make peace with Imperfection
Have extreme compassion
Why I'm so nice
And why, most of the time, I let others take the Glory

Everyone asks me why I allow other people to be "right" most of the time
Why Im the first to jump to doing a loving act or reach out
Why I'm always thanking people for being in my life
And for doing what they do
Why I always smile, even at strangers
And why I choose battles wisely and listen very well

Why I always look beyond behavior
See the innocence in everything
Choose being kind over being right
Why I always look at the other point of view
Or why Im always so flexible with my schedule
Or sometimes even why I do a favor and don't ask for anything in return

And every time that I'm approached with that one question
That always leads to those hundred others
The only thing I can say is...
"You never know what day will be your last
Might as well live the best you can
Make yourself and everyone around you happy"

Only now, they finally understand what I've always said
For with what happened today
It only goes to show...
You never know when your number is up.

Reason for writing:

    Today got me thinking hard about how I want to live the rest of my life and why I act the way that I do    

Birth sign: Scorpio
Date created: 2001-09-11 23:48:07
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:02
Poem ID: 64929

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