When

When
© N Noël Jan 2010


When I am rich I’ll be happy
When I am in love I will be whole
When I retire things will get better
And so the story goes untold

Waiting in vain for life to happen
Each day goes by a life unspent
When it’s over all that’s left
Is a life hollow full of regrets

When the children are older I’ll take that vacation
Waiting for life to give you your turn
When will we learn there is no tomorrow
Hopefully the lesson will come very soon

When I am married I won’t be lonely
Forgetting a partner may not be a friend
When I have children I will be complete
Never keeping in mind a full house
One day becomes an empty nest

When I lose weight I will be noticed
Many will beckon flocking at my feet
Never understanding confidence is not on the surface
Loving yourself runs skin deep

When I find myself I will take a partner
No need to settle for one, there’s too many to meet
Time passes by and you get older
Standing alone cause you won’t commit

When I become of age, a Grown Up
No parents to tell me what I should do
Or how to behave
Pushing through life and soon it’s over
Missing those same parents you tried to escape

When there is time I’ll live out my dreams
Thinking time is on your side
Life, work and reality take over dreams of youth
Forgotten, buried under the waste of things you hoped to gain

When I am wise I will live each moment
Take nothing for granted each day is sweet
When I wake each morning I’ll SCREAM to the heavens
I’ve made it to see another day
Work towards fulfillment won’t give my hopes away

When I learn to love me
And the life I was given
Time will become my number one friend
When is the Here, the Now and My Present
I’m gonna make every second count until the end