Old

I am old
old and grey
and my life 
It fades away

memorys of
the past
sadden me
for they don't last

and the times 
that we share
fade away
and no one cares

all the things 
that we made 
are thrown away
once we fade

ash to ash
dust to dust
and we are 
just because
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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