Evening of Our Lives

Stars dim in a wink,

Stronger hearts sink,

Minds of men scarcely think.

In the evening of our lives,

I cast my bread upon the waters

It’s arrant hypocrisy I find

And every particle of unreality just binds.

Contrary to presupposition

There be many adversaries

Who oppose my stated mission,

Ever-present staunch egotistical emissaries.

Akpan