Fear Of Old Age

I'm getting older everyday
And i have changed in many ways
my youth has left me far behind
I am more mature in my mind

I've had a few experiences
Through them i've learnt good and bad things
Still I journey to find the truth
While trying to hold on to my youth

Everyday I look at my face
Childhood has left me with no trace
Of all the real joy I once felt
Since then real pain's what I've been dealt

I'm in my prime of my full strength
Each day I try to stretch it's length
The next generation will come
And in their peak I will be gone

I struggle to feel glad, not sad
And celebrate the youth I had
For old age looms, wrinkles shall come
And all these 'good' looks will be gone

Bones will get weary, body weak
I shall be drained of strength each week
Lines on my forehead, hair turned grey
Eventually I'll pass away

Copyright © 2009 Anthony Phillips (DUNTEE)