WHERE HAS LIFE GONE?

Where has my life taken me?
I wonder now as I muse alone
What happened in those years i lived
From childhood to the oldage home?
The feel of my mothers arms
Is still fresh in my mind
When as a babe she cuddled me
And nursed me time after time
How fresh are the memories
Of the childhood i had
With companions and playmates
And all the new fads
And then marriage...
To the man I loved
Who gave me my children
Which was a blessing from above
But where has life gone?
Where is the joy?
Now all that I do
Is in the old age home i cry
No longer is there
Someone to wipe my tears
Oh! Where are my loved ones?
The ones I held dear?
My joints now ache
My body shivers in pain
I'm nauseus and hurt
My appetite long gone
Im prey to depression
Gone is life's song
I look upto the heavens
With one prayer in mind
"I've lived my life well
Don't prolong my life!"