I Guess This is Growing Old…

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A twinge in

your shoulder

Cards say

a year older

An ache in

your right knee

Fights with

your family

inevitable

weight gain

heartburn

brings more pain

Dental Crowns

and implants

Giving up on

those skin-ny pants

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A body so frail

A mind that's set sail

Excited to get the mail

Such a sad and desperate tale

I'm sure I don't have too long

Time to bang the gong

fingers always cold

Is this really growing old?

Stretching

everyday

Worries

about pay

Pulled muscle

in my calf

Annoyed with

my better half

Cramp in

my left hip

Cursing

my chapped lips

Numbness

in my back

Thoughts about

What I do lack

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The end of the trail

Against the young ones to rail

Ready to kick the pail

To the coffin, add a nail

Oh God, I hope they're wrong

For my youth, I do long

That's what I've been told

I guess this is growing old.

Meditation

Self-Awareness

Taking care of

Your Parents

Training

with Body weight

Being kind to

Your prostate

Allowing

for healing

Realizing

the You of being

Teaching

to others

Loving

your bro-thers all

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Grab the tiger by the tail

Filling up the whole pail

Blazing a new trail

With the force of a gale

Maybe there's a new song

Maybe they've all been wrong

Maybe it's not what you've been sold?

Maybe this could be growing old?

Awaiting

your grandkids

Allowing

help with jar lids

Seeking

for wisdom

finding

The Kingdom

Reflection

on things past

Accepting

the dice cast

Turning

within self

Not put

on that damn shelf

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Spirit as big as a whale

Invulnerable in God's mail

With Him, I Cannot fail

I will tell all my tale

Following God can't be wrong

I'll sing a happy song

So many stories yet untold!

This could be growing old!

Reading

And learning 

Inward 

Returning

Walking

In Nature

Respecting

All creatures 

Listening

To His Word

Watching

All the Birds

Love and Joy

Around me

Living

Is so free now

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Such a joyous, hopeful tale

Though the body will fail

I know that Truth will prevail!

On love's wings, I set sail!

For peace, I will long

I'll prove them all wrong

A future bright and bold!

Yes! This is growing old!

Thanks for reading! I wanted to capture the frantic desperation that many experience as they age, and then turn that thought on its head, giving it a super positive spin. I hope it inspires you to seize the opportunity presented to you every day!

Bonus points if you can guess my inspiration! Hint: remember I am a child of the 90's!

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