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One Month

If I found out I had one month to live,
What would I do that I’m not doing now?
Don’t want to die saying “coulda done, shoulda done”
Don’t want to die saying “coulda been, shoulda been.”
Like a potter at the wheel I take life and mould it
Touch clay, shape clay
Form it to vessel
Kiln dry, bisque fire, glaze and cool
Container of hopes and love and sorrow.
We can’t create earth
But we can turn the wheel
Caress the clay until we build
A pot of grace, amphora of strength
Capable of holding whatever life brings.

What would I do if I had one month to live?
I would love you completely
Attack life with a passion
Follow my dreams
And effect whatever is necessary to become the person I need to be.
I would actively seek happiness
Revel in joy
Strive for excellence
Create beauty.

What would I do if I had one month to live?
Everything I’m doing now.

© Meredith Karen Laskow
from my book "Galloping Words"



Thank you for this poem, meredith. I'm thinking of my friend now (I posted about her under Friends Heal Friends..it just occurred to me..she probably is dying very slowly.but she's not revealing anything to anyone because she is afraid herself. Naming or articulating the fact, makes it more real and painful for her. She admitted to me that was a reason why she did not return my polite emails for past 2 months. We talked abit about the "naming" the bad things one is experiencing which brings reality so much more closer and demands the person to confront the fear.

Now I feel sadder...I'm kinda of like her, when there's unpleasant truth, I tend not to name it ..for a long time.
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