Too late

Life is the breath in you right now. The rest is mere hope.

Too late


I wish I could change my name.
I'd rather be called 'Nicholas' or 'Bret.'
I seriously would, if I could,
But, even as soon as I knew that my name was mine, it was already too late.
I wish I had given that second grader a good beating.
I wish then was now, so I could stand and not fret.
Then I could be the bully, that coward who walls with his head high.
But it's all past now. It's too late.

I could have told my grandpa how I felt.
I could have apologized for smiling not out of love, but hate.
But even if I tried, I can't.
He's gone. Him too is late.

I could have kept that special girl.
I could have loved her so, and kissed her on our first date.
But no, I didn't and I can't now.
I can't cuz it's too late.

I could have scooped the best grades in school.
I could have studied not to be good, but great.
I could have been better than me,
But I'm not and now
It's too late.

I could have gotten than girl you know.
I could have stepped up and talked rather than wait.
But there's no hope now, she's already his.
I can't get her. I'm too late.

I think that job was mine.
I was the most suitable candidate.
But for my dim self esteem,
But for that,
It wouldn't have been too late.

I can cry about every little moment I let pass me by.
I can weep and wail and wrap my soul in regret.
But I can't risk losing what I have now,
I don't want the present to be 'too late.'

I could keep quite and pretend today's just another day.
But I know better than to hold my words or hesitate.
Thus I want to tell you how much I really love you,
Before it's too late.

I want to hold on to now,
I want to thank, to love, to appreciate.
I want to do it all and live like it's my last-
Before it's too late.


Keep Smiling