"Heaven Can Wait"

When i was nine or ten -
while other sweet little girls were playing doll
i was already a thinker:
and prayed that i would not live past forty-five
'coz i don't want to be old and wrinkled and crippled -
and to be a great burden to others...

So now that i'm fifty-seven -
everyday is a bonus
that God has given me -
perhaps 'coz i've not completed my job
here on His lovely earth -
perhaps there are still some who need me here...?

You asked me about my "calling" -
if it is that strong urge to help ease a pain...
or to bring comfort to those who are close,
and also those who are near, or even those far, far away...
then i suppose that should be my "calling"
and to achieve it, i'm still trying...

So let me live on to be 89, or even 90 -
if i could give and provide what's lacking...
let me be here to ease a pain, to bring comfort -
for i feel that Heaven can surely wait...