There will come a time, <br /> I feel that it's only destiny, <br /> when I will not be able, strong or willing, <br /> to walk the extra mile, <br /> or bear the extra load. <br /> <br /> There will come a time, <br /> I know that it's only destiny, <br /> when I'll be free to venture in my mind, <br /> because that's all that's left to me. <br /> <br /> I will be free of petty problems, <br /> I will be free of common toil, <br /> - - - maybe wondering just where I am, <br /> and having no control. <br /> <br /> There will come a time, <br /> It seems as if it's destiny, <br /> when trouble will not seek me out, <br /> and engagements will not bind me. <br /> <br /> There will come a time, <br /> when the children have to agonize, <br /> about what to do with me! <br /> I'll be old and cranky... <br /> and just sittin' in the home, <br /> if you really want to find me, <br /> listening to old tunes, <br /> drinking me some juice, <br /> hating old -age benefits, <br /> and just plain hangin' loose! <br /> <br /> On the other hand - - - <br /> with any luck at all - - - <br /> I will have passed away by then, <br /> ... and spent all of my money!<br /><br />Barry Van Allen<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-time-4/
