J O U R N E Y

Stages Of Life

You're born,
You're an infant.
Eat and sleep is all you could do.
Your parents cuddle and adore you.

Feed you in the middle of the night,
Change the diapers just for you.
Baby food, all prepared,
For breakfast, lunch and dinner.

You grow up a little,
Now a toddler,
Eat, nap, play and make a mess.
Adults find you adorable, toddling around.

Slowly starting to eat food with grains.
Teeth slowly growing, starting to chew.
Those baby fats back then fading,
Forming the toddler you.

As the days slowly goes by,
You become a pre-teen/teenager,
One who is curious about everything.
Attending primary/secondary school.

The ironed uniform that you're wearing,
Is ironed by your dearest Mummy.
Test marks, Exam results,
We're all you could care for..

After years, you became an adult.
You start working,
Under the words of your manager,
Or assigning your employees to do their job.

Love life blossoms,
You got the certificate of marriage with your other half.
In your wedding gown/suit,
Receiving the blessings of many.

After the years of living together,
You had a baby!
Seeing him grow old, is your greatest dream.
Taking care of your child, work, sleep, eat, drink..

Soon, you'll grow old (retired)
Old and frail, not able to do much anymore.
You see your son grow up,
His arm locked in another lady's.

After years of dating,
They're married.
Visiting you during special occasions,
With different kind of gifts.

They bring you and your wife to different countries around the world.
You realize that after a few steps,
You're really breathless.
You start panting every now and then.

It's no longer the same,
Not when you were young.
As strong as a bull,
As active as before..

Looking into the mirror you'll see,
The head of white hair staring back at you.
Your hunched back,
Your walking stick.

Right beside you, giving you support,
Is the woman you've married back then.
The wrinkles that lie on her faces,
The wrinkled skin on her hand.

That was when she did the housework,
The chores, to keep the house tidy.
In order for the family to live healthily,
In a proper condition.

You're old, you realized
As you went through all the stages of life.
It feels like time's almost up for you.
But before that, think of the happy moments in life.