From One Life to Another

From One Life to Another I watch as life falls from their eyes, A quiet departure, no goodbyes. The memories fade, the breath grows slow, As the hands of time gently let go. Each wrinkle tells a tale untold, Of days once bright, now dimmed with gold. In their gaze, a lifetime spent, Of joys, of pains, of love well lent. I hold their hands, soft and worn, Wishing to ease the ache, the mourn. But in their eyes, I see the past, A fleeting glimpse, a shadow cast. Yet as one life fades, another is born, In the soft cries of children, reborn. In the nursery, new eyes gleam, A future waiting, a hopeful dream. Tiny fingers grasping for more, A world to explore, to love, to adore. In their gaze, I see the spark, A fire igniting, bright in the dark. From the edges of life to the start of new, I stand between both, seeing it through. One life leaves, and one begins, The endless cycle, the world spins. And in the dance of birth and death, I find my place with every breath. In every goodbye, a hello is near, And with each life, I hold them dear.