Speed Bumps

I was cruising along life’s fast lane

Whizzing by in Speed

When came a series of speed bumps

Which slowed me down indeed

First were the teenage crushes

The pleasure and the pain

Then came the board exams

Which were a terrible drain

Then the college admissions

Oh what a stressful time

Then discovering myself

Feeling quite divine

Then the loves and heartbreaks

That was quite a stress

Then getting the degree

Oh that was a mess

Now to find a living

A job to pay your bills

Learning to be an adult

Learning new life skills

Then finding your soul mate

And getting her to say yes

And then getting married

Man that is intense

Next comes kids and bingo

Lives are totally changed

Then comes their new problems

Getting you deranged

Finally they leave home

Leaving an empty nest

Suddenly there’s a vacuum

This is the real test

For running in the rat race

Trying to keep up speed

You’ve lost all your dreams

Forgotten what you need

Finally you retire

Time to stop and think

Life just sped away too fast

Over in a wink

And were you really up to speed?

What did it all mean?

But if you’ve enjoyed the journey

A wonderful trip its been