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Dr Peter Lim Nov 2017
In youth
life is golden

in manhood
life is silver

in old age
life is rust

in winter years
life is heading for dust
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2017
Our trouble is
we ascribe life
with wrong labels
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2017
Having reduced myself
to nothing
life walks past
but takes no notice of me
as I am no longer visible.
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2017
Life's next-door twin-
death-- which waits for its time
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2017
Life is full of respect for you
if  upon it you look
with indifference--

it would say-
'these people don't trouble me'
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2017
To fear life
is to have died
somewhat
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2017
Life writes in its diary:

mankind knows not
how burdensome my job is

yet I can't quit
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