I am merely an observer
In the story of my life
Page by page
Chapter for chapter
I have watched
In rapt attention
Through both happiness
And strife

I love this book
And the tale
Which it weaves
Of a life
Rich and fulfilled
A life which belongs to me

When someday
My final breath is drawn
Then at last
My pen shall rest
For the last page will be done

When my eyes have closed
For all eternity
I will see my book
One last time
Cover to cover
Beginning to end

And I will know
With the last beat of my heart
That I would do it
All again