Somewhere Between Now & Then

Then I was a child with dreams a plenty

now I am almost 40 steeped in reality

Then I was reckless and carefree

Now I have learned to tread more carefully

Then I was friend to anyone with time

Now I keep a close circle, no longer blind

Then I was sporty, climbed trees, and captured flags

Now I like to run, inside, on moving mats

Then I could eat every treat without care

Now I treat my body as a temple, so much more aware

Then I would spend hours with pages and pages to write

Now I am still a poet day to day and night to night