Personal Bucket List
I’d like to tell you that I love you, thank you and that I am sorry.
I would hug you and cover you with embraces and kisses, no matter how corny it may seem
I would smile all day long and let you feel that my life is worth it all, just because you are there….
I would share with you my last ice cream cone and laugh with every joke you say
I’ll hold your hand without hesitation, without fear of being rejected
I’ll shout on top of the mountains and share pizza and maybe a few beers with you
I’ll record your laughter and replay it over and over again….
I’ll call you and say that you are missed, and that your presence matters…
I’ll thank you for being there for me in times when I am not the best person to be with…
I’ll videotape all our get-togethers and watch it with you…
I would wipe your tears and tell you that you are very special
And that life is not so bad after all….
Sunrises don’t last long…. The whisps of the wind don’t always linger…
Life is too short for resentments and hatred.
So grab a spoon, take a bite, fly that kite
Reach out and be heard…
Tell that person all your feelings and don’t let another minute pass by
For most of the times, we are too sure, too confident…
that there’s always another tomorrow
Another time to say, I can always do it later…
I can always drop my pride the next day, for that person will always be there…
or that I will always have another tomorrow..
But then again, you will never ever know…When you can take a last glimpse of that smile
When you can last feel the touch of that hand
That warmth of the embrace
The brush of forgiveness…
When you can have the last opportunity to thank that person
Or say sorry
Or I love you….
Until his very last day on earth..
How ironic that now we are all adults, we forget that we were once kids…
Longing to be free, longing to be loved…
Reaching out and just letting things be….
Believing in angels and fairy tales…
And of prayers and Coca Cola cans as birthday gifts…
How beautiful life would be if we do this everyday..
Living life without regrets, without hesitations, without fears…
Not wasting precious moments because of pride or anger or hurt
If one could just reach out and touch a soul
If one could just smile and heal a broken heart
If one would just be brave enough to say, “forgive me”
To balm the pains of scarred people…
Even if we do it once a day to one person, maybe…
Just maybe….
We can achieve world peace..
So if you are reading this,
I want to tell you that no matter what you are going through,
whoever you are and wherever you may be in life:
You really matter
And for someone, life is so much more beautiful
Because you are there…
Take time to love yourself and know that others genuinely love you, too
For my Lito and all my loved ones and friends:
You have given me strength
You make my life more meaningful
And you really are a blessing…
If this day should be my last
I thank God that the days before were spent with you…
So thank you so much… for all that you are, for the moments that we have…
For the person that you are…
because with you, every day of my life is all worth it.
Photos: Lito Chiu Inso
