If I wake

Musings on who I am if I didn't have a say in what was different.

If I wake upon a day
That was not my right to wake upon
Would I take that precious day
And make it mine

If I wake knowing tomorrow was the end
That there would be no more tomorrows after
What beginnings would I miss
And what endings come too soon

If I wake and all was the same
All things in their place, and me in mine
Would I be willing to change
And bring about a beginning

If I wake without a past
With nothing to know myself
Would I still be me
Or would I find someone new

If I wake inside my grave
My body dead but my soul alive
Would I have the courage to move on
And find my way in the here-after

If I wake upon a cloud
Looking out over all the wide world
Could I find it within myself to come down
And share with all what I had seen

If I wake cold and alone
Knowing warmth and love were gone
Could I even continue living
Or would I take the fastest way out

If I wake and you were gone
How could I go on