Forever Young

The Legend with his lyrics Expressed a hope, a wish, a whim An unattainable dream to stay forever young Today in the morning light I saw myself looking back at me Suddenly surprised at how desensitized I’d become To the irreversible sands of time A weathered look astonishingly like Dad Who without dispute is old What good are nips and tucks or Botox? Fabricating pretenders with fake facades Surely weather-beaten portraits whisper To those who care to listen The truth etched and creased In frowns and wrinkles and blemishes In thinner hair gone grey A noble story worth telling About accepting the challenge of life In tears and disappointments and regret I turn away and leave behind the portrait That startled me And can’t help but wonder whether I have laughed enough