In the Prose of Passion 

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NOT READY

I AM NOT READY
FOR THIS FINAL YEAR
I'M TRYING TO STOP
FROM SHEDDING THESE TEARS

THEY'RE ALMOST GROWN UP
THE YEARS GO BY FAST
THEIR CHILDHOOD IS GONE
WHY CAN'T THE YEARS LAST

I'VE SPENT MANY YEARS
TEACHING RIGHT FROM WRONG
WHAT WILL I BECOME
WHEN THEY ARE ALL GONE

THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LIVES
AND WE HAVE OUR OWN
BUT I HATE TO SEE
WHEN THEY ALL LEAVE HOME

MY HEART IS IN PAIN
IT ACHES DEEP INSIDE
BUT I WILL BE STRONG
DON'T MEAN I WON'T CRY

I MUST NOW PREPARE
FOR AN EMPTY NEST
MY CHILDREN TO ME
ARE ALWAYS THE BEST

GOD HAS BEEN GRACIOUS
NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE
HOW OUR THREE CHILDREN
HAVE BLESSED OUR TWO LIVES

WE MUST CARRY ON
WRITE A NEW CHAPTER
BUT I STILL REFUSE
TO LIVE WITHOUT LAUGHTER

MY KIDS ARE GROWN UP
BUT I AM THE SAME
THIS CHILD DEEP INSIDE
WILL ALWAYS REMAIN

A PART OF MY SOUL
THAT KEEPS MYSELF FREE
BUT NO MATTER WHAT
I'M STILL NOT READY

THOSE WHO HAVE CHILDREN
THE YEARS GO BY FAST
DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED
THE YEARS DO NOT LAST

THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE
PLEASE MAKE THEM THE BEST
CAUSE NEXT THING YOU KNOW
THEY'RE LEAVING THE NEST

AND YOU WILL THEN KNOW
AND YOU WILL SOON SEE
THAT WHEN THAT TIMES COMES
YOU'RE STILL NOT READY

Copyright ©2007 Marvin H Lane


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