Young beauty forces love, and that’s a rape, <br />there’s far more willingness in middle-age <br />when lovers do not look for an escape, <br />together trapped before old age can rage. <br /> <br /> It was Donne, in the elegy 'The Autumnal, ' who observed that 'Young Beauties force our love, and that's a Rape.' <br /> <br />11/26/05<br /><br />gershon hepner<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/before-old-age/
