Cherish Me When You Have Me Poem by Alade Abayomi Idris

Cherish me when you have me
For friendship forever does not last
It is a relief of the time.

Like boat in the sea
We move up and down the tides of life
Today, we are together
Tomorrow remains uncertain.

You don't have to be with me a lifetime
You can only do me things that will last a lifetime
Either things I would remember, laugh and pray God blesses you
Or things I would remember, cry and pray heaven curses you.

I am like a clean slate
I go about with marks people put on me
While we are together
Do me a world of good
For next minute
You might not be chanced to correct wrongs you made me.