Mortality Poem by Oscar Dhonesquil Esquilona

The years have gone so fast
No younger am I than ever
My skin has been covered by wrinkles
My body has lost its agility
I begin to stoop, my hair becomes gray.
I think of long ago
when I was yet invulnerable
I could swim, I could box,
I could kick, I could run!
I could do anything I wanted to!
As the trees have grown tall
And the concrete edifices have evolved,
I've reached the age, not young but old
I, soon, will sleep for all eternity
I am not a god who will live eternally

But a mere mortal man

Whose life will soon be swept away!