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Into the Unknown


I look at watch thinking “Well it's not long before I go”
Recalling when that clock hands went ever so slow,
Where has that time gone? Retirement day is now here,
With only five minutes still left of my last working year.

I was good at my job, I enjoyed the challenges it presented,
 My skill level  exceeding what I had initially intended,
Not being boastful, I set out with something to prove,
Don't say I can't do it, I'll simply go beyond and above,

 Life is forever changing, a closing door leaves a choice,
New ones can still open, acquired maturity is your voice,
Adjustment is difficult from being a master of your own,
Invading someone else's world, entering the unknown ,

My world was of my own making, I just did what I do,
Responsible for my actions and answered only to a few,
So how will I take to relinquishing my aspects of control,
My home is not all mine, I am now half of another whole,

Working with servicemen, I gave counsel and some hope,
Gave direction to many lost souls, and life's tools to cope,
I may have saved some lives, assisted others to be free,
Now half a century later, a fresh new future beckons me,

The hands on my watch indicating its time now to leave,
Don't look back, don't be sad, there's nothing left to grieve
I was meant to be in my profession, experience I have grown,
 I need to focus on new challenges, reach into the unknown,

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