REFLECTIONS #1 & #2

REFLECTIONS #1

When I hold this glass up to my face

And behold its age and its disgrace

In myself and the human race

I wonder when my life will end

And ponder how much I’ve sinned as

I drink my coffee

And conceive these words

In joyless glee.

REFLECTIONS #2

I hold a mirror to my face

And stare at age and its disgrace

In myself and the human race.

I wonder when my life will end.

I ponder just how much I've sinned.

I drink my coffee

And write down these words

Without felicity.