ETERNAL LIFE
I was about ten years old at the time
Thought my father was an old man
He was just about 40 years
This is what I remember
Suddenly I was twenty years old
My dear dad an elderly man already
Lived elsewhere, rarely did we see each other
Just too busy with my own
A little later I was 40 years old myself
It's disappointing, time goes too fast
I still have a lot to do, I'm not done yet
I feel like I've only just started
My children, I grew older with them
School, the fears, puberty
Now with their own lives
Time slips without warning
I was support and anchor for my mother
Talking about how we did it at home back then
Because time strikes so mercilessly
That Wednesday that my father died
My grandson, in just a little bit, he will be 10
As his grandfather, I am now that old man
He may think so
But fortunately he doesn't know anything
I said goodbye to my age
I don't count the years anymore
Relieved and happy that I have come this far
And tomorrow, I'll be back again