You Live On Planet Earth Only Once Poem by Sherif Monem

Our trip on planet earth is short
The days pass one by one so quickly
Months follow other months like flash
Years pass after years in a whisper
stages of life do not look so long
once you become old
it is all certain soon
it will be all over
How to taste the life
Will it be all joy
Happiness and dreams
What though are your goals
Is it necessary to have a goal
For most of the people
it is just survival game
food, shelter and to breath
You do not live alone
You may have some people
you love and cherish
father and mother
sons and daughters
Brothers and sisters
Are you afraid to lose any
your heart will hurt
filled with sadness and sorrow
You worry for your own mortality
for the unseen and forthcoming
You live on planet earth
once and only once
You realize it deep
within your lonely heart
and hear its sad tunes
in your lonely soul