In Every Case There Is a Sorrow

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By Carl Halling

In every case, there is a sorrow Attached to advancing age, And the decline attendant upon it, Decline physical, mental, emotional, In every case, there is a sorrow. But somehow, there is a special sorrow, In the pathetic tears Of an ageing man, Looking back at the thousand plus follies Of a stupidly misspent youth, But somehow there is a special sorrow Attached to those who look back With eyes filled with the tears Of fathomless and torturous regret, And of promise unfulfilled.

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