The Travesty of Aging

The travesty of aging takes

From one, the simple joys of life

Youthful energy to insipid decay

From idealism to pragmatism

From selfless notions of shared love

To a rabid defense of vested interests

From stratospheric flights of fancy

To ensconcement in earthiest needs

From the turbulence of change

To the comfort of the status quo

The quagmire of living saps life itself

Just give me back my age of innocence

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