Pondering all those little puzzle
pieces that create the whole of
our lives . . .
Those small town places we lived
as children, our first little friends,
birthday parties, small schools,
those kid jobs of mowing lawns,
babysitting, house cleaning . . .
Going away to school, learning
all about independence, the fun
and painful introduction to love . . .
Graduations, real jobs, settling
down, first marriage, first home,
first child. Raises, moving up in
the company, maybe even getting
fired . . .
Bigger home, second kid, maybe
an affair - not necessarily sexual,
first divorce, end of a dream . . .
New marriage, new home, step
children, two jobs to pay for kids'
college . . .
And when you least expect it,
retirement, sore knees and hips,
thoughts of death and all the fears
that go with . . .
Writing the will, selling up, that
move into smaller, considering
assisted living, the death of a
spouse . . .
Where did it all go? When did it
all happen? In a blink of an eye
it's all over. What the hell?
No wonder we're all a bit scared
of growing older . . .
Shaking in my boots, pray give
me courage . . .
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