Growing Older With The Wisdom Of The Ages

I hesitate to look in the mirror some days,

As when I do I see I’m no longer that innocent child,

No there are definitely too many wrinkles,

As my life has been far from mild.

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I feel like the same young woman on the inside,

But recognise the signs of growing older,

Some days I wish for a time machine,

Then I realise I’ve grown a whole lot bolder.

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For every year I have graced this earth,

I have matured with an age old wisdom, gracefully,

No longer sweating the small stuff,

Trusting that tomorrow will resolve these issues faithfully.

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I’m slowly coming to terms with my own mortality,

Although my fear of death is still very prominent,

Every day a little closer,

The feelings and anxiety still dominant.

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But that fear and anxiety is only partially for me,

It’s more so for the lives of those I love,

I’m terrified of the day that they’ll each perish,

And rise to the great height of the other world above.

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Ageing is not all sorrow and gloom,

As I look at my life these days,

I’ve grown, I’m wiser, I’m happier,

I’ve changed in the most glorious of ways.

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I treasure every day a little more than the last,

And honour my relationships with more awareness,

Living mindfully every single second of our time together,

Heightening my love and self awareness.

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I no longer ‘need’ company every minute of the day,

As I’ve come to terms with the very essence of who I am,

Using my solitary time for the love of me,

Rather than living a life of neediness as a sacrificial lamb.

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What you see these days, is what you get,

No longer needing everyone’s approval,

I’ll welcome you with loving arms,

But do me wrong and you’ll soon see my method of removal.

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Growing older, I realised, is a privilege of our world,

Many don’t make it, sadly they loose their fight,

So treasure the ageing years, for the gift it is,

Growing older is not necessarily a given right.

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