Born As Mortals Poem by Francis Duggan

We are only mere mortals why otherwise pretend
Like all other life forms for us there is an end
Whatever we achieve in life we are born to die
The same for the celebrity as for you and i
Yes we are air breathing mortals that and little else more
Only a minority of human beings of years reach and live beyond the four score
Though the lifetime achievements of a minority in their legacy for centuries live on
Being remembered is of little use to those among the forever gone
The wealthy just like the poor to the life's reaper's scythe fall
Life's journey does end for the great and the small
It is a fact of life and fact does not lie
That we are born as mortals and mortals do die
And since time has left me looking older and gray
Every dawn brings me nearer to my last night and day.