If today were forever

If today were forever I would play the piano.
Every key pressed with purpose and meaning.
Never landing out of turn or out of place.

If today were forever I would walk until my knees hurt.
Through the grass and fallen leaves.
Underneath the trees until lost felt like home.

If today were forever I would sing a song.
A slow song, maybe a little sad and a little happy.
A song that said 'I love you" but never said the words.

If today were forever I would steel a kiss.
A kiss that was neither short nor long.
A kiss that belongs in the movies, and then I would run away.

If today were forever I would sit by the ocean at sun set.
I would smoke a pipe,
And let my mind try to contemplate the beauty.

If today were forever I would laugh and I would cry.
I would yell and I would whisper. I would build and tear down.
I would wake and I would sleep.

Let today be today,
And let tomorrow be forever