The mirror betrays, what minds survey,
each day my face denies the truth
but lines I've crafted there for years,
no longer sing the songs of youth.
Though mirrors reverse all images,
they sadly fail to reverse clocks
acceptance is a grimace,
at skewed reflections that can shock
Age is endless pages blowing closed
by the cruelest winds of time,
turning each chapter barely studied
into memories less defined,
The only bookmarks that can save us
are the loves we leave behind,
God will note what graced our stories,
in his book of life enshrined.
I was not one known for perfection,
I left mistakes unedited,
some pages stained
with tears and sorrow
footnotes of shameful things I did.
But the master of creation
forgives each writer if they ask,
erasing flaws, demanding better,
we must be worthy of the task.
Age is endless pages blowing closed
by the cruelest winds of time,
turning each chapter barely studied
into memories less defined,
the only bookmarks that can save us
are the loves we leave behind,
God will note what graced our stories,
in his book of life enshrined.
Eventually the endless friction
of daily life will take its toll,
we'll vanish in a benediction,
that will decide what greets our soul.
Cause we're bound by all we say and do,
every man you script and each woman two,
must daily pray, that Judgement day,
will bring a heavenly review.
Age is endless pages blowing closed
by the cruelest winds of time,
turning each chapter barely studied
into memories less defined,
the only bookmarks that can save us
are the loves we leave behind,
God will note what graced our stories,
in his book of life enshrined.