How do we see ourselves?
A life not yet complete
Books & notes stacked on shelves
Memories fade, junk to delete

We’ve loved, we’ve lost
We move around in circles
Another challenge, whatever the cost
Time is not for the young

A face from the past
A friend from that corner
It was good, but it didn’t last
Cling tight, you may not know her

Together we lived, we laughed
Kindred spirits so it was told
We built our world, mastered the craft
Decades pass, we’ve become so old

Remembering is the fight, the battle
Thoughts are scattered, they crumple
Another day, one more life
Stay that way, always so humble