So As to Accept It

What do you do, when you’re ready to go,
To get this crumbling world off your chest,
But there’s one person you know,

Know and love best, that’s just launching
A life, one that needs you around, so
Calm leaving’s just your selfish longing?

You look to savor rest when you can get it,
The best of what you can’t quit, haunting
Your own hours, living so as to accept it.