Almost everyone will grow older.
No one escapes the ticking of time.
Those who don't live long
Their tick will never be able to tock.
They are put on a pedestal
because
they had youth and beauty on their side
when they evaporated.
Their memory
remains
frozen.
For those who live to an old age;
they had the opportunity
to
tock.
But that tock is no guarantee
because eventually it will be taken away.
Which is better?
To burn very brightly
with only a tick?
Or to tock
and
live a long life
where you hope
people will remember you
and
come to your funeral.
To burn a normal life
but to burn bright,
but only for the end of their lives long lives.
Which is more
valuable?
~~~~~
Stephie Pahlavi Zan
