EACH OF US OLD.

I have been here for you
All of my life,
And I will be so too
Through death;
I will crawl hand over hand
For you,
And you will know who I am.

You have called for me,
And I have turned your way,
To be welcomed
And tended of needs;
You lay arm in arm
With me,
And I know where you are.

We have placed ourselves
In the seats with our names,
And will need no more
As the rest are reserved;
They sit side by side
With us,
And we know why they do.

They have saved themselves
In retreat of the moment,
And serve in return
The people who wait;
We stand shoulder to shoulder
With them,
And they know us all.