The Last Poem

Slow Dance

This young girl has 6 months left to live.
She wanted to send a letter telling everyone, to live their life to the fullest.
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Have you ever watched kids, on a merry-go-round,
or listened to the rain, slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's, erratic flight,
or gazed at the sun, into the fading night?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won't last.
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Do you run through each day, on the fly,
when they ask how you are, Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed,
with the next hundred chores, running through your head?

You'd better slow down, don’t dance so fast.
Time is short, the music won't last.
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Ever told your child, we’ll do it tomorrow,
and in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, and Let a good friendship die,
cause you never had time, to call and say, 'Hi!'

You'd better slow down, don't dance so fast.

Time is short, the music won't last. _____________

When you run so fast, to get somewhere,
you miss half the fun, of getting there.

When you worry and hurry, through your day,
it is like an unopened gift, that’s thrown away.

Life is not a race; do take it slower,
Hear the music, before the song is over.