Age is a demon,
  age is a shield

Age is a weapon,
  age makes you yield

Age is redundant,
  age self-defies

Age is the truth,
  age often lies

Age calls within you,
  age calls without

Age comes to get you,
  age never doubts

Age self-enlightens,
  age brings the dark

Age keeps the ledger
—age the last mark

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2017)