760 - What he said

So is it true what Martin Amis said:
That when you get to 45 or so
You realise that you too will be dead?
Before that age you thought you'd never go
You looked in the mirror, change was so slow
Hair still dark, body slim, that you felt fine
Uniquely exempt from scythe's swishing blow
Even when sitting smoking, drinking wine?
There seem to be few signs yet of decline
Ignoring yellow teeth and greying head
Change toothpaste, apply hair dye, they won't know;
Too far away to read between the lines
Below your eyes. But there's no cause to dread
The end for forty years yet. Martin, no.
Fri 3 Oct 2008