In youth
Timex ticks endlessly
Youngsters play days away
Through learning
Everything’s possible
Hands begin to speed
Teenagers’ yearning
Anything’s achievable
Young people retain potential
Become discerning
Grains slip away
Through maturescence
Candles’ burning
Commitments lead to repetition
Necessary for earning
In prime of life
Responsibilities’ concerning
Hectic pace
Life churning
Into middle age
Seasons’ turning
Tumbling to sage years
Some things no longer options
Questioning
Remembering
Shedding
Fading into
Nothing