Live For The Day Poem by Francis Duggan

Since into the future only visionaries do see
The now is all that does matter what will be will be
Nature decides the length of our lives span
Not everything does go according to plan

That death is not ageist is only the truth
It will not ignore you because of your youth
Though the old than the young sooner more likely to die
That death does not differentiate is not a lie

Many young people who had planned for years ahead
Are at rest forever in the place of the dead
Victims of illness, accidents, foul play and even suicide
It does not mean that you will outlive the old though time is on your side

Live for the day this the best you can do
Tomorrow may not dawn for me or for you
On how long anyone will live there is no guarantee
We are born into life as creatures of destiny.