If...

If I knew 

that today 

would be the last time I’d see you, 

I would hug you tight 

and 

pray the Lord be the keeper of your soul. 

If I knew 

that this would be 

the last time you pass through this door,

 I’d embrace you,

 kiss you,

 and call you back for one more.

If I knew 

that this would be 

the last time I would hear your voice,

I’d take hold of each word

to be able to hear it over and over again.

If I knew 

this is the last time I see you, 

I’d tell you I love you, 

and would not just assume foolishly 

that you know it already.

- Marquez