Happy New Year

As another year goes by I wonder just who's next to die Each day I read of one more soul Who joins this very morbid toll So every day some wonder why Death has come and passed us by For rich or poor Some lose the fight Their days now dark No longer bright No need do they have now to work Daily duties they can shirk Yet other will begin to mourn They feel the loss Their lives are torn For all those souls Who've lost a mate It's tough to smile And hide your hate For when as couples you had friends Now all alone Their friendship ends The weekends come Your pals don't call Afraid that someday They might fall Some squirm and twitch Then say hello But don't stay long Just have to go So now you sit there all alone Hoping that you'll hear the phone Another year just hope and pray That nothing new can spoil your day You want the time to simply flow No changes to the status quo