Last Days
Last Days
Trembling with trepidation,
You count days lived and enjoyed
Hamstrung with anxiety, stock take
Time your future has destroyed;
You seem to wait with baited breath
To evaluate what you achieved
And, find with a lot of chagrin
That forever you’ll be aggrieved.
Aggrieved for not giving Love
To Friends, Family and to Self
Aggrieved for not using the chance-
Now a dusty relic on the shelf!
Adopt elation of a consummate
Who does Last Days approach
Content with trials and triumphs
Brooking no regret or reproach:
Who harboured the right gear
To face adverse clime to come
Like a Hunter from the Wild Cold
Happy to head off for Home!
JM
17th Oct’ 2013
Copyright © Joseph Matose | Year Posted 2013
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