Thoughts On Turning 32

(just an exaggeration of negativity lyrically, so dont come scolding me):) ;) They might wish me a 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' or even 'many happy returns of the day My folks send me gifts and greeting Congratulating me on a life that's fleeting? Yeah, so I happen to be pessimistic on this at times who sees life as an hourglass One who sees the glass half empty rather than half full For I vision each birthday as a step closer to old age A step closer to dreaded death Isn't it hard to look forward to going gaga and decrepit? When smooth skin would end up crumpled, wrinkled Thus each birthday to me is a step closer to the end of a lifetime A step closer to that unwanted guest- senility The reverting to child- like inability, debility The dwindling of all agility The age of doddering limbs half in the grave So I'd rather not celebrate the nearing of the time when we'd playback em' flash- backs and in the mind re- live our life tracks. When everything would trickle down to mere memories With ample time to linger upon life's souvenirs. So a birthday is a step forward but towards thy graveyard The road to it may be longer or unfortunately may end abruptly in a short cut to heaven or to hell bard or no bard!