Punish me

Four scores a full life led,
Caring and tending
Laughing and crying
Hugging and caring for friends and foes.

But how much more
To live without a step to the fore
Lived enough but why more
Without use for sure

Remember not long ago
I lived an alter ego.
For kith and kin, a shoulder I lent
To comfort, sooth and defend

Today I live, some say outlive
Not for you or for me.
A torn blanket that once well served,
Soon to be discarded

Punish me, I plead
For the life now I lead.
Bother not for the good I have done
That was then but now a burden.

Me and all