Perspective

Mid life observation

The last time

is nary a thought to the well or young;

for the sick and old those words roll

heavily off the tongue.

The last time

for those who are in situations bad,

when finality' becomes reality,

there's reason to be glad.

The last time

changes people and lives as it intrudes;

it's brutality is it's finality.

It's gift is gratitude.

Author's Note

It depends on the time and place as to how we view things. The phrase, "The last time," has only impacted me profoundly as I am journeying through my 50's, loosing loved ones, yet seeing the end in sight of college tuition payments. "Gratitude" shows itself eventually.