We age when we ain’t in the news no more
and lose our finite immortality.
We sense our youth has been reduced to lore,
succumbing to fatigue and malady.
Tom Cruise. Brad Pitt. They finally look old -
those quandom youngsters with spondaic names.
It’s comforting to view their tarnished gold
as our own better years go up in flames.
We were every bit as dashing as they,
could just as easily have earned their mint!
And now, like us, behold! They’re flashing gray
and narrowing their vision to a squint.
For Dorian only fancied himself clever,
while providing proof that no one lives forever!