Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and ...

If tomorrow starts without me

Would anyone really care?

Do you think they would notice?

Hope says yes, fear inside says

No … no one will notice or care

You will be gone, over with, done

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If tomorrow starts without me

Where would I go? Would I feel regret?

What of those many things unsaid?

Surely ... they weigh a soul down

Those questions of self worth, virtue

Did I do enough? Was I a good person?

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If tomorrow starts without me

How many tears would fall?

Would some be able to cope?

So many affected by one short life

Leaving them behind feels too hard

One supposes the sun will still rise ...

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Written in response to Kayleigh Fraser's “One of Us” Unofficial Poetry Challenge: The prompt was to create a poem using the line “If tomorrow starts without me”.