Not so young and vibrant anymore <br />Wonder what the future holds in store <br />What contract did I sign on coming in? <br />When does the living end and death begin? <br /> <br />I watch as others teeter on the brink <br />What designates the change in how we think? <br />An inkling from subconscious level mind <br />That tells us we're beginning to unwind? <br /> <br />It seems that once the process has begun <br />The body knows there is no place to run <br />And so the battle wages, short or long <br />And in the end the living sing our song: <br /> <br />They praise us for the good deeds we have done <br />And raise us up as rainbows in the sun, <br />Funny how you never hear a word <br />About the juicy stories they all heard: <br /> <br />They say nobody's perfect, that's for sure <br />So who are they to say you were not pure? <br />The slate is clean again and all is well.......... <br />Will heaven take you in or give you hell? <br /> <br />2/29/2008<br /><br />Linda Ori<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/thinking-outloud/
