Life Line

LIFELINE

That baby in the photograph are you sure that was me
No hair or teeth unable to walk or even clearly see
In such a helpless little body I would cry out daily
for attention
But in return and in my own way I would always show
affection
I'd started on the path in life who knew where it
would lead
My family had always been poor and hungry so I chose
wealth and greed
As I fought my way to the top I cared not who I crushed
And the thoughts of normal family life from my mind were
pushed
I had made my millions and was considered a successful
man
But then one day my heart stopped and I ended up where
I began
So in the blinking of an eye my life has passed me by
And as I lie here on my hospital bed I know that I'm
to die
This tired old face looking back from the mirror can
that really be me
No hair no teeth unable to walk or even clearly see
In my helpless little body I cry out for attention
The nurses are my angels they provide care and affection
I'm nearly at my journey's end but I have a warning I
beg you heed
Only loneliness and misery result from power and greed
Life is there for living all to quickly comes the grave
It has no distinction between rich or poor and not one
soul does it save.