TEN DAYS TILL TWENTY

TEN DAYS TILL TWENTY

We've all got limited time to live

some shorter than others, 

others longer than some

They say it's how you live it that matters

But I believe living in itself is what matters

It's ten days till I'm twenty

And honestly I feel like

 I've got much more years to go

But who's to say I'm right?

Anything could happen tomorrow

I've always wanted to remain a child

Gentle, meek and mild

I've always said to myself

Oh, but you're not of age yet!

It's not time for your sun to set.

Who says your  hair has to be all grey

 before you can talk about life?

In my few years

 I've been dealt a few blows...

some even weightier 

than those with grey hairs.

Yet I'll say a few;

 for I know there's much more to come!

Yes I fear! yes I yearn! 

I feel like staying forever locked up in a room

 if  that'll prevent all the hurt l

got in store for me

But I don't have a choice in how fast my telomeres shorten

Or how rapidly my sun is setting

But one thing I'm sure of is  

we don't have to wait till we've lived to live and 

We don't have to wait till we're dying to start living.