Poem # 212 Life is but a Dash!

As a child, new to this world,

We can’t wait, to grow up fast;

We are in a rush, for life to unfurl,

Our life is but a dash.

As a teenager, in our parents world,

We think, we know it all;

We are in a rush, for our next phase;

Our life is but a dash.

As a young adult, in an adults world,

We want all developments, to last;

We are in a rush, to solve the craze around us,

Our life is but a dash.

As an adult, in a world we see as our own,

We realize, the world needs to change;

We are in a rush, for transformation,

Our life is but a dash.

As a middle aged, in the fast paced world,

We try to realize, all our dreams;

We are in a rush, to have it all,

Our life is but a dash.

As an elder, in an ever changing world,

We try to accommodate, our old age;

We are in a rush, to save for our rainy days,

Our life is but a dash.

As a retiree, in an now evolved world,

We are well aware, of the time we have lost;

We are in a rush to make peace, with those we have hurt,

Our life is but a dash.

As a dying man, in a world that’s no longer our own,

We realize, what really matters;

Between the rushed dates, of our birth and death,

Our Life is but “The Dash”!