Final Ascension

OK, my time is due,

I am ready for the final ascension.

It is my turn to leave the queue

And enter the Fifth Dimension.

I ever praised my life;

It was amiable and graceful.

But very soon I’ll be deprived

Of that to which I was so faithful.

How well I know this dance —

How many times I’ve played this mime.

My gestures always were pretense

Of my importance in my prime.

And I have never been averse,

To roles I perfectly rehearsed!