Outer Reaches

Long lines of bloodlines long forgotten

From my vantage point, tough times is all I’ve gotten

Never wavered, but there's been tiresome days

Sitting, wondering of who resides in my DNA

What stories untold? What joys? What pains?

Ancestors of old watching over my gains

Seeing my weakest moments, disappointments

Like a drop inside the deepest oceans, trying to steady my emotions

I would be lying if I said I was prepared

The lion’s share of these achievements, sometimes don’t know the reasons

Only been alive for 144 seasons

Hope to see my grandchildren before leaving

Before reaching them outer reaches

Before I’m out of reach and I’m just an afterthought

And this is just a thought I had

While I was just sitting at the park with my thoughts