Retirement a Mirage

Retirement a mirage.... Retirement is a grand mirage A distant vision, vaporizing into nothingness A lie told a hundred times to sound like truth, but retirement is a grand mirage. Man was not born to retire To lie Ideally, while life passes by But to tear open the veil of retirement And look into the future, with a new born curiosity. How can you burn the love poems of your youth How will you hide the scars of your suffering How will you hide your wrinkles behind a hollow retirement How will you bury a life time of struggles in an antique box. If your lips want to smile, go ahead If your eyes want to shed a few tears, go ahead If your heart wants to dance, go ahead If your soul seeks new adventure, go ahead If You cannot run, walk, if You cannot walk, crawl, but go ahead If life does not give you smiles, share the tears, but feel all the emotions You, do not sit ideal, and let life pass by You, savor every smile, every tear drop. You, keep your heart warm and cozy, for God to rest You, carry the lamp of love, for friend or foe to find the way You, drink with friends, dance with your family. You, walk with your head held high, embrace every stranger. You, light the world with your heart You, give wings to your scars You, give voice to your wrinkles You, leave the world a better place, than born into. You were never born to retire, but be reborn. - Dr Fazal Faroqui