my friend forwarded this to me..hope you enjoy reading it and be good to the one's you love...
it's titled IF I KNEW

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
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 just right.

There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do?"

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,
and 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.

I like it... It's powerful, but 9/11 is really overdone for poetry. Try another subject next time, panda-chan.

thanks for sharing that poem with us, gracie-chan!!
it made me cry...
it's a good lesson to us all to treasure every moment we have with our loved ones and to tell them we love them cuz doing that tomorrow may be too late.

clap clap clap nice i think its good and i suck at poetry

*single tear falls* thank you for that

i think this poem really good.
nicely express the inner feeling of one person.
i'm not a poet or anything but if one could write like this, is very good.
nice

This poem is really good. I loved it. I hope you write more poems.:)

Yay! You submitted a poem!! ^^ Great job, gracie-chan!! I luv this poem!! It's so deep and sad! You really have a good talent in poetry!! ^^ Can't wait to see your next poem!!

sniff.. sniff..
such a sad poem..
but that poem is great~~ thanx for sharing panda chan~~

Great poem. My eyes started to water. Not many poems or any type of art form makes me do that. Thanks for sharing that with us.

tht was beautiful*trying to type thru the tears* that is so true and i will never forget that.

my spouse is in the military and i will use this poem as a guide line from now on thank you again

Nice poem. It is really great. I love it!

Your friends poems...got the power to break my heart...the could reach easily within me, thanks for sharing with us. It's has our feelings towards that day clearly seen in a poetic manner ^^thanks