Wednesday 4 January 2012

BEAUTY RIDING THE ARROW OF TIME

Oh beauty riding the arrow of time 

Is  all your vanity,  worth more than a dime ? 

You smile so sneeringly today 

 But who will you  sneer  at,  on that very day 

The arrow strikes its darkest target 

The unmissable target, of decay and death 

Of  sickness , misery and ill health 

Doesn't all this beauty,  just whiter away ? 

Luck may save you,  but not forever 

You can't even evade it,  by being clever 

Wrinkles and freckles will still greet your face 

As the arrow proceeds in its unheeded pace 

Isn't all  beauty but skin deep 

When maggots feast on the rest 

Oh beauty riding the arrow of time 

Forget not of your destination!

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