I Know I Have Lived Poem by Francis Duggan

I know i have lived the most of my life span
It has been near four decades since i knew of youthful elan
But i want to live for as long as i can
And hopefully die without pain as a very old man
I have lived to see many Seasons come and go
But like everyone else time has become my foe
And though from living life wisdom and experience we do gain
Only the memories of what was with us does remain
Though the praises of a noble death many may sing
The great gift of life is a marvelous thing
It is a fact of life and facts never lie
That us humans as mortals are born to die
But i want to live for as long as i can
And die without pain as a very old man.