Now

I’m too old to be playing

On someone else’s terms

I’m ready to start slaying

I hope it really burns

This is for me

This is for family

This I do happily

And that pays out handsomely

I won’t worry about that deadline

I create my own lifeline

I have no guideline

No longer silent on the sideline

I drink my own juice

I dance when I cry

I will let loose

I no longer comply

When I die

I will say that I’ve lived

I don’t have much, but

My time is a precious gift