Time Takes The Cake

Are you just a kite without a string?
Perhaps a worn widow without her ring
Or two figures lost in a shallow summer fling  

Whatever it is, you’d better close your curtains  
For not every tale ends in a way that is certain  

Unmet expectations slice through like a knife
Lost heartfelt love and flirtations end in heated fights
Countless dreams unchased glow like wishing stars within the night    

Prenups, engagements, marriages take their place  
Monotonous paychecks keep troubled souls sane
The young think there’s forever, but time takes the cake

Aging is imminent, not one person can escape
They try to get by without too many bruises or scrapes

To those whom are lost, and to those who wander
There is an end in sight, an end to ponder

Life’s joys and shortcomings wrapped in a bow
The kindest kindred spirits just might tow you home