Seize the day

What if there is no god

No man to save the day

To worship, bow down to

Take you away to a kingdom

It is a sobering thought

Without a god to fall back on

This is all there may be

But then none should suffer in his name

Or wait for heaven’s door

For this day is for the making

Heaven is here on earth

We do not have long

Our energy must pass on

Continuous cycle of life

Flows through our veins

Vanity may say otherwise

But it has never been wise

The glory of life resides in each day

Made by many hands, not a single man

The day that is seized is returned

-Camille Delaquise

This poem appears in RISE, Camille’s second contemporary poetry collection. Seize the day explores meaning in the absence of divine rescue — affirming earthly life, shared human responsibility and the sacred urgency of making something just, generous and alive with the time we are given.

This poem is available as a contemporary poetry print on textured recycled card.