Sunday, February 13, 2011

50

No longer young
and I knew it today...

For more than a decade
I've been struggling
trying so hard to hold on

Really,
it wasn't the gray hair
the lines on my face
or the way my skin started to droop

it was insidious,
invisible
mortifying,
an unknown merciless threat

But today I knew
I was no longer young
and I also knew it was ok

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I feel the same way Lily! Keep writing and I love ur blogs! Happy Valentines day! Say a prayer for me I am having hand surgery tomorrow. Nora Hansen

Unknown said...

Hi Lil - I also feel the same way! Thanks for putting it into words. It's hard sometimes, but it's also okay. Love you - A

Aimee Dearmon said...

The most startling thing about aging is that while you're distracted by children, husband, work, etc. it happens. You wake up one morning and you're old. And if that isn't cruel enough, your body is old, but your mind is not. Ironic.