You well may be special and looked on as great <br />And you may be the one many do celebrate <br />But even those who are World renowned and at what they do World number one <br />If they do not retire when at the top by someone they will be outdone <br />The ageing champion boxer never met with defeat <br />Till by one younger and better he eventually was beat <br />Our best years go quickly fleeting our life's prime <br />Eventually we all become victims of time <br />The losers are many the winners are few <br />In that I'm not saying anything that is new <br />The gallant loser his standard may raise <br />But the winner as usual gets most of the praise <br />You may be a champion and lauded as great <br />Though on your reign you too have a use by date.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/you-well-may-be-special/
