The clock is always ticking,
the hair just gets more gray,
we think we'll live forever,
we always act that way.
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Your style admirably fits the message: rather than giving in to weak sentiment, we should face the challenges of existence and create meaning ourselves. Your existential message urges us to live fully. But I don't agree that the universe is a dead and soulless thing. I believe we are the eyes of the world, and our consciousness is a flowering of the cosmos.
Well, we'll have to agree to disagree about the universe, not that either of us could veer know for sure anyway! But I'll glad you enjoyed the poem. Thanks for taking the time.