I met an old man today
Standing on the street
Wearing a sign that read:
“This is my last day alive”
So I stopped to ask
If in his long life,
There was anything that he regretted
And he spoke to me words I will never forget…

He said,
“I’ve lived my whole life
knowing one day I’ll die,
and that it’s alright, oh but it’s alright
And if you are wise,
You’ll take my advice
And you’ll do alright
Yes you’ll turn out fine”

Oh, he said “life is just a phase
You can only get out what’s put in
And it’s over in a blink
So why not give everything
Boy are you listening?
It won’t be repeated man,
And this is the meaning of life”

Saw an old friend today
Standing in the rain
Wearing a ring that she did
not have the last time we met
So, out of concern I
Stopped to ask her why
She’d betrayed solitude
Her attribute I’d most admired
Then she spoke to me words I will never forget,

She said,
“I’ve lived my whole life
hoping one day I’d find
something beautiful that I could both share and call mine
and if you’re as blessed as I
one day you will find
Cyclicality between souls is what makes you whole

And falling in love is like an eclipse,
For it only occurs once or twice
And you could miss it if you blink,
So why not embrace it when you become faced with it
It’s so amazing man,
And this is the meaning of life”