So the proctor says

And the test is over…

Assuming life is also

On a timer I wonder if

We get a heads up before

The timer buzzes…

At 74 I think my

Life has been long and fulfilling

But is 74 the notch

That buzzes on my timeline…

My brothers was 82

My mom and her mom were 55

My dad 60..:

My dads mom was 79…

My granddads were 72 and 75

Will my timer buzz soon

Will I sleep thru..,

Questions of life roll in

My mind as my sister

Will hit 80 this month…

I wish we could knock over

The egg timer so the sand

Would stand still

But on second thought

Those precious grains

Of sand are the days

Of our lives….