The Truth and Nothing but the Truth so help me God!

IT APPEARS I’M TOLD THAT “I’M JUST ON HOLD!”
AND YET KNOW THAT THE FUTURE WILL UNFOLD
I MET WITH LOVELY DR. WINSTON THE ONCOLOGIST
AND FELT SOMEWHAT EAGER TO BE AN ALCHEMIST
BELIEVING THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE CANCER-FREE
AS THIS MAKES ME FEEL SOMEWHAT FULL OF GLEE

I ALWAYS LOVE TO SAY “LO AND BEHOLD”
IT’S FUN BELIEVING LIFE’S MY STRONGHOLD
DEEP IN MY HEART I’M SOMEWHAT A PACIFIST
AND LOVE TO ATTEMPT TO BECOME A HUMORIST
AS I STRIVE FOR THIS I MAKE NO APOLOGY
SO TO ME EVERY DAY LIVING IS LIKE A JAMBOREE

I WANT TO BE GOOD AND CONTINUE TO BE BOLD
THIS MID LIFE IS LIKE A WONDERFUL CLOTH OF GOLD
AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DREAMING FUTURIST
IN THE WORLD’S TRAVAILS REMAINING AN OPTIMIST
DREAMING OF EVERLASTING LIFE IS LIKE HONEY BEE
AND TAKING ONE’S SELF TOO SERIOUSLY IS FIDDLE-DEE-DEE.