Summarizing our own mortality while we grieve for our loved ones, at times
we comfort those who have lost theirs, but have to contend
with the fact that we might leave others to grieve for us when our days on earth are done.
THE JOURNEY
by Tony Fernandes
by Tony Fernandes
When
the final summons
Beckons at my door
To leave for another shore
I know it’s God’s call I can’t ignore.
It will be my life’s journey’s end,
Sudden and abrupt
Unannounced and undecided
I will have to leave in haste.
This departure I cannot
Adjourn, defer or halt
No luggage to cart
No time to prepare
Or say good-bye
Before I acknowledge
My final roll call.
Today I lament for loved ones
That I have lost long ago
But in turn will have to obey God’s command
When I have served my tenure and
And my time on earth is done.
Let me therefore do good,
Pardon my friend or foe
For it may be too late to do so
When God knocks on my door
And I am unable to look back
I have got to go.
When I am gone
My friends and family
May in turn
Grieve in pain and sorrow
And remorse so deep
So help me God to be good to others today
In what ever I
do or say
So that I may be remembered
when the chapel bells toll tomorrow.
From up above I will only silently see
Unable to communicate or respond
Direct , guide or tell
But perhaps I could only wish
And hope there is at least one good thing
That I will be remembered by
If at all.
