the mark of time, the markers of life

lines to despise for the fragility they show

A lifetime of non-smoking won’t stave off

those marks of youth gone

nor all the years of lying in the sun

leathering our skins

no, despite the good living, the health kicks

or the black coffee wine & cigaettes

we all end up with those evil creases

above the lip, around the eye

who ever knew a wrinkle

could change your life!