While shopping in the mall today,
I saw this frail little man.
He could hardly walk alone,
Lest someone held his hand.
 
Not many seemed to pay attention,
How different his life must be,
And then I began to think of aging,
And what if that were me.
 
I’m not a perfect picture of health,
And yet it is so much more,
Than this sweet little gentleman,
I saw stumbling out the door.
 
If we were to walk in his shoes,
For only a day or two.
Would we be understanding?
And say a prayer for you?
 
He bravely walked with his head up high,
Not pitying himself at all.
Because he was a man of dignity,
And standing proud and tall.
 
I know he must have been a husband,
With a family of children too,
But life must go on,
Though age has weakened you.
 
But still he was a happy man,
I could tell by his big smile,
That he was thankful to the Father,
Still being loved in his last miles.
 
Faye Reyenga ©
11 /  9 / 2006
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