Now, as I sit before you
Watching my life go by,
I feel a tear sting my Eye.
But it’s not at my passing
It’s the memories
That make me cry.
For no one else can have
What is locked up in my Mind.
Memories of yesteryear,
Of a childhood long ago
Or maybe a secret hiding Place,
To where even today
I would like to go.
My eyes are closed,
My head rests on my Chest.
I appear to be asleep
But my mind is turning The pages
Of a life lived long ago.
All the pictures that I get To see
Are very real to me.
For I’m remembering a Live memory.
There are times that I Get to see
The faces of the ones That I
Loved so.
There you are now,
Just behind that big oak Tree.
Laughing and playing as You are
Peeking around at me.
My years have totaled More than
Six decades, but to me it Seems
Like only three.
Again a tear stings my Eye
As I rewind my
Memories.
In an instant my dreams Are shattered
And scattered all over The floor.
And it takes me a Moment to realize
That there is someone at My door.
Slowly I rise up and get Out of my chair.
I pull myself together
As I answer the door.
Only to find a stranger
Waiting there.
I don’t know who she is
But somehow I feel good
That she is there.
But, something is strange
For I feel so light and Free.
And as I turn and look at My chair
I realize that my body Is not
Here at the door with me.
But wait, I’m not ready.
She only smiles at me,
And with a nod of her Head she said,
“It’s time for you to go With me.”
Once again I look at my Body,
Sitting there, a tear upon My face
Frozen there forever, Resting upon
My face.
Everything becomes Clear now.
It’s time for me to go Away
To my home up in Heaven,
Where my mom is
Waiting for me today
Once again my rest is Shattered
By a knock upon my Door.
My kids are outside
Waiting,
Saying “come on, Grandpa,
Open up the door”
I feel my heart pick up The beat
For I thought that I had Died
I was so glad to see them
That I held them close To me
And cried.
As I took one last look
At a long life gone by.
