THE MIRROR OF LIFE
C. Jacob
When young - strong, hot
and bold,
When old - weak, bent and
cold;
Then - smart, fair,
lovely, gold,
Now - dark, wrinkled and
fold;
Once - rich, blind and
unkind,
But now - poor, wise and
kind;
Your looks then were skyward,
But now - down and earthward;
Look into the mirror of
life,
And pave your path of
life;
If heaven you choose in
youth,
When old, a hell in
truth.