Dance for Life

So you dance

and dance

and turn the music louder

so you won't hear the clock ticking

and you stamp your feet on the ground

as if you could make the earth

stop spinning.

And you sing

and laugh

and drink

and jump around

as if time hadn't gone by.

And your eyes carry this heavy eyeliner

which is framing your tired little red eyes

and the make-up is piling up in your little wrinkles

and your feet hurt so much from the high heels

and you know

but won't ever admit

you're getting old.