I Have Died a Time or Two

I have died a time or two

The same can be said for you

We are like cats with many lives

Starting as kids asking for “high fives”

Once an athlete slapping a puck

Until you’re injured and out of luck

Or a student studying in the library

Figuring out what you want to be

The individuals you used to be

Are gone except for memory

The changes that come gradually

We adapt to seamlessly

But when change comes with a blow

We rage and cry at a faceless foe

But no matter what we’ve tried

The one you used to be has died

Parents with a little one

Pushing swings in the summer sun

Business person in a snazzy suit

Passed over for a new recruit

Friends with someone at the club

Until situations create a snub

Everything that once was strong

Withers and with time is gone

Parents of rebellious teens

Arguing always, or so it seems

Eventually they drift away

When all you want is for them to stay

You are now free to rest

Knowing those years were the best

And no matter what you’ve tried

The one you used to be has died

I have died a time or two

The same can be said for you

With many lives we are like cats

Often wearing many hats

What we were, no one can see

As we drift toward eternity

We all know what’s in store

We’ll die again, then live once more