Today

16/01/2021 -  Poem a Day Compilation



Today is the first day of the rest of my …

Oh, who am I kidding?

It’s one of those self-help lines

That gets trotted out

By enthusiastic people

Trying to make some kind of lasting change

In an instant.



That’s not how it works.



Today is when you make a decision.



Today doesn’t erase the past

Or the lessons you are supposed to learn

From all those mistakes you made.



Today doesn’t transform you

From the person you were

Into the person you imagine you’d like to be.



Today is when you imagine.



Today is when you look in the mirror

And tell yourself

You’re better than you used to be,

You’re stronger than you were,

You’re capable of doing the things

That you’ve always wanted to do.



So today is THE day,

And so is tomorrow,

And the day after that,

And all the days next week,

Next month, next year.



You only get one first day,

And this isn’t it,

But it’s as good a day as any

To call that friend,

To send that card,

To draw that sketch,

To write that poem.



You’ll never have another today

Quite like the one you have right now

So, grab it with both hands

And make it your day.



Because every day you have is yours

To change and be better

Or to make the world better

For someone else in your life

That deserves the very best of you.



So



What are you going to do?



What are you going to do with all of your todays?