I think that as the body ages <br />it's just like turning many pages, <br />one at a time, and not too fast, <br />so that we don't forget the past. <br /> <br />And when we reach the final page, <br />we try to (cleverly) engage <br />in 'change-of-rules' negotiations, <br />assuming God has ample patience, <br /> <br />and may allow us an extension, <br />(there is no pride that one could mention) , <br />it's shameless begging at its worst. <br />So rest assured, you won't be first <br /> <br />to say that things have gone too fast, <br />and would HE please forget the past, <br />as well as all the naughty deeds <br />to -kindly- cater to your needs. <br /> <br />Don't get me wrong, I know you will <br />behave like that when there is NIL <br />or Zilch for you to pray and hope, <br />when you have reached, of your own rope <br /> <br />the bitter end, so badly frayed. <br />God says the Piper must be paid, <br />and he will hesitate a bit <br />and then announce that 'this is it'. <br /> <br />He's seen it all a zillion times, <br />(the number of his victims climbs) , <br />and on that last and lonely eve <br />there's never one who wants to leave.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/eve-of-life/
