On Aging (What Did You Do?)

What did you do with the hour You had in the morning Didn't you bargain your day away For another ten minutes of fiction Or did you forget your dreams Just to take your place in the grey dominion Oh, what did you do With the time that you had What did you do with the day Inside in the winter Didn't you leave your dishes dirty Only to stare at a picture Or did you neglect your passions Just to dust off another fixture Oh, what did you do With the time that you had What can you say for the years You have on your body Say you enjoyed each moment In all its evanescence and splendor Or say that you build the frame That will stand every wind in December Oh, what did you do With the time that you had You lived You lived You lived You lived You lived You lived You lived