Time Ticks Away Poem by Francis Duggan

You may be wealthy and famous and good at what you do
But good as you are there is one better than you
The best in the World will eventually be beat
And the one who appreciates victory most is the one who has known of defeat
Some may tell you that you can become a champion if so you wish to choose
But for one to win someone else has to lose
In life more losers than winners would you not agree?
This is how it is and it always will be
The World's number one sports person as number one does not stay
A younger person will dethrone him or her one day
When i say time leaves the greatest athlete walking slow
I am telling you something that you already know
Your athleticism and good health with you will not stay
Make the most of your young years for time ticks away.