Time has come

Looking gaunt and pale

I wait for my call

The call that had been long coming

But my folks wouldn’t let go of me

I remind them the law of impermanence

Whisper to them the songs of unrequited love

The tales of blessed togetherness

And the waiting farewell

My spectral thin skin

My feeble wan look

Sends chill to their heart

For now my time has come.