The weight of years and gravity
Conspire to bring me down
The savage sneer of younger years
Become a worried frown

I feel the pull of ennui
On skin worn paper thin
Now here, now there, a nick, a tear
And Time's dust billows in.

There's emptiness inside of me
That can't be filled with matter
"Ash to ash and dust to dust"
Just so much useless chatter

But still I keep on ticking on
As once-tight spring unwinds
Until at last, at final gasp
Relinquish soul and mind.