waiting for maturity

my heart is filled with tranquility

now that i am older and feebler
with that my youthful tribulations
and middle age totally disappeared

my feelings were similar earlier

as i became a youth beyond teen
with that no more ailment of a kid
remembering a previous feeling

my wait now for death, the final maturity

with which feebleness and helplessness
will be gone forever and there will be
no more hurting and no more crying

© henry victor     16.02.2003