Post by Charles Wallace

The gift was never forever, the gift was right now… That’s probably the biggest lesson my dad left me. Watching him struggle over the last six weeks, and then losing him, has a way of changing what you think matters. Things that felt important suddenly don’t. Things you barely noticed become the moments you wish you could have one more time. Writing became my way of trying to make sense of it all. I don’t know if it gave me answers, but it helped me find words for feelings I couldn’t explain. Maybe they’ll do that for someone else too. This is… Borrowed Time The kettle hummed between us The morning moving slow You were halfway through the crossword While the rain tapped on the road You asked me if I’d seen your glasses I pointed to the shelf Funny how the things I miss the most Are things I never felt There’s a photograph above the hallway Way back from ’93 Your hair caught in the sea wind Mine still dark as it could be Back then forever felt familiar Like something we could spend Now I know it was a promise Nobody ever gets We’re all on borrowed time Living like the loan is ours Measuring our lives in photographs And conversations after dark We’re all on borrowed time I finally understand somehow The gift was never forever The gift was right now The kids don’t need us like they used to The rooms are quieter these days Sometimes I still slow near their doorways Though they’ve long since moved away Funny what survives the leaving After all the years go by Not the plans we made for someday But the reasons that we tried Not the milestones Not the headlines Not the things I thought I’d need But winter mornings Kitchen lights And your hand reaching over me Not the someday I imagined Not the finish line somehow Just borrowed years And borrowed days Leading to this moment now We’re all on borrowed time Living like the loan is ours Measuring our lives in photographs And conversations after dark We’re all on borrowed time I finally understand somehow The gift was never forever The gift was right now The kettle hummed between us The morning moving slow You asked me what I was thinking And I told you I don’t know But I knew. The Bear Essentials Podcast Man-Kind Project 🔥 Hibernating Season Is Over-Wake Up-Own Your Life! 🔥 🔥 Unleash Your F🤬CKING Roar! 🔥🐻 #Inspiration #Motivation #Hope #Reflection

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