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The gravestone said “If Only”
A name, some dates in time.
The message tells a story
I hope it isn’t mine.

Don’t miss life’s opportunities
But take them when you can
Ad-lib and take some chances
‘don’t always need a plan.

Too short to plan in detail
Life should be lived in full
A life needs some excitement,
And that should be the pull.

Play people at their own game.
For games it is we play.
Meet people on your own terms
And you may win the day.

Don’t worry what a stranger thinks,
It’s you they’ve come to see.
They want to meet the real you,
Not your idea of me.

Relaxed, you learn to be yourself,
To put yourself at ease.
Enjoy what life throws at you,
Don’t always try to please.

If people see you at your best.
You never need be lonely.
And words they carve upon your stone,
Will never read “If Only.”