Midlife
Midlife Crisis, or so they say
They call it this when grown men play
They buy shiny cars and fly in planes
They chase young women to dull their pangs
They hang in packs and tell their lies
And find no truth in empty eyes
They take great voyages to find the truth
Yet no one gets wet in the fountain of youth
They color hair and wrinkle not
But time comes forth, although not sought
And Time, my friend, is an unbeaten foe
Rolling you over in its under-toe
The battle lost, they bow their heads
Father time sets the hour glass next to their beds
And in the end , they remember this
That time well spent is time of bliss
Copyright © Alvah Fox | Year Posted 2014
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