There was a moment in my life

a poem by Mary Mathew

There was a moment in my life,
When my actions preceded my thoughts.
There was a moment in my life,
When my love preceded my friendship.
There was a moment in my life,
When my friendship preceded my anger.
There was a moment in my life,
When my anger preceded my sense.
There was a moment in my life,
When my sense preceded my sensibility.
But there came a moment in my life,
When death would not precede my life’s zest.