It keeps going

The days go past,
Minute by minute,
Hour by hour,
But time can never stop,
No one has that power.

Your heart keeps beating,
Your mind keeps going,
The birds keep singing,
The rivers keep flowing.

The days turn to nights,
Then the nights turn to days,
The same old routine,
There is never two ways.

Then one day you won’t wake up,
You won’t be sleeping,
You won’t be dreaming,
And your friends and family will soon weeping.

Your children will cry,
They will shed a few tears,
Your grandchildren will scream,
It was one of their worst fears.

They will grow up,
Never to forget about you,
Then one day they will just cry,
Because those tears were long-overdue.