A form of welcome and a little poem?

Blogging was something I did a long time ago, mostly as a form of putting up angst ridden poetry or odd stories that gravitated through my mind either during work or in the fleeting moments before I was whisked away to dreamland. Now some years later I have been asked by my wife to return to the act so that I can put down some of my thought processes, inspiration influences, strokes of 'genius' or just whats grinding my gears. 

To those that have made it past that small introduction, welcome. I don't really have much to say within this first post, however I am sure there will be much more to come. So with this first post I'll just put up some words strung together for a little bit and see what they look like after....enjoy.

I used to be so young and invincible.
The mistakes of my youth are finally catching up to me.
The face that stares back in the mirror should carry nothing but pride.
As the days go by, it's getting harder to hold my head up high.
I've never been so tired,
I've never felt so weak,
But I swear to you that I'm not giving up.
My storied life is coming to a graceful descent.
Descend.
I've seen peace end and battles begin.
I won't forget the lives I touched.
I won't forget the life I know.
As the days go by, it's getting harder to hold my head up high.
I used to think I'd last forever.
I'm praying for the light to just carry me away.
Say goodnight.
Say goodbye.
This is my time to be with my lord.