The hourglass
was never our friend
cause we were just
blurs blown in the wind.

The air leaves
a sour taste
while time leaves
more wrinkles
on this human race.

A grey beard
doesn't denote
superior wisdom
or intellectual growth.
It doesn't guarantee
that the life we see
was lived happily
or even with
a sullen ease.

It just means
the wearer
lived on
a slightly
longer lease.