Tell me now

Don’t wait til I’m gone

And then stand up to speak

About all the things 

What you loved about me

Don’t sing all my praises

Through all of your tears

When I am no longer 

Beside you to hear

Don’t leave all that love.

Like a secret unsaid

But tell me tomorrow

Or right now instead

And I’ll tell you too.

Of the things I admire

About who you are

And how much you inspire

I’ll speak from my heart

Whilst you’re still here to know

“You are” not “you were”

Or “it used to be so”

I’ll speak of your light

Whilst you’ll still hear the words

And not leave that love

In the darkness, unheard

So tell me tomorrow

Or right now - don’t wait

Because we don’t know 

When it might be too late

Because we don’t know

When our time might be up

And we need to hear - while we are here -

How we’re loved

*****

Becky Hemsley 2024

Beautiful artwork by Lisa Aisato 

‘Tell Me Tomorrow’ is a poem from my newest collection: https://a.co/d/f95s0zG