When tomorrow starts without me
and I 'm not there to see,
If the sun should rise and find
your eyes all filled
with tears for me,
I wish so much you wouldn't cry
the way you did today,
While thinking of the many things
we didn't get to say...
I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of
me,
I know you'll miss me too,
But when tomorrow starts without
me,
Please try to understand.
That an angel came and called
my name and took me by the
hand...
And said my place was ready
In Heaven far above,
And those things
I dearly love...
But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all of life,
I 'd always thought,
I didn't want to die,
I had so much to live for,
So much yet to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
that I was leaving you...
I thought of all the yesterdays,
the good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared,
And all the fun we had,
If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for a while,
I 'd say goodbye and kiss you,
and maybe see you smile,
But then I fully realized,
that that could never be,
For emptiness and
memories,
Would take the place of me.
And when I thought
of worldly things,
I might miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you,
and when I did,
My heart was filled with sorrow,
But when I walked through
Heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home,
When God looked down and
smiled at me,
From His great golden throne,
He said, "This is eternity, and
all I 've promised you...
Today your life on Earth is past,
But here it starts anew".
"I promise no tomorrow...
But today will always last,
and since each day's the same day,
There's no longing for the past".
"But you have been so faithful,
So trusting and so true,
Though there were times you did
some things, you knew you
shouldn't do".
"But you have been forgiven,
And now at last you're free,
So won't you take my hand now
And share My life with Me"?
"So when tomorrow starts
without me,
Don't think we're far apart,
for every time you think of me,
I'm right here in your Heart".
~Author Unknown~
This poem was written in
memory of those who died as
a result of the shootings at
Columbine High School
in Littleton, Colorado.
April 20, 1999