A Myth And A Fallacy

The praises of youth and beauty often sung But nobody forever stays young Beauty does fade to time's decay Life it does work in this way Of the very old blokes and old dears Few make it to a century of years All air breathing creatures including humans are born to die An eternal life it is based on a lie The giant tortoise outlive the oldest human by eighty years or more Among the Earth's longest lived they remain to the fore But they too do die eventually This is how life is meant for to be Few humans live for a century Eternal life is a myth and a fallacy.