Sunday, March 23, 2008

Twenty-Six and a Day

Year after year, I am reminded
we are ageless.

Our skin grows old and wrinkled
But the smile remains timeless.
Backs get bent
Gracious gestures live on.
Hair falls out, teeth follow
The twinkle in your eye never does.
Hands shake
Strength of character does not.
Memories and bowels grow erratic
Love just grows.
Legs become weak
Not the desire to stand tall.
Boobs sag, ears flap, lips droop
But the person inside shines through all.
The frame shrinks
While the contents multiply.

Day after day, I am reminded
we are priceless.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

and living on hope, apparently

on_trial said...

hmm... don't we all? What else would we live on? :)

Anonymous said...

fear.

shame, because of living in fear.

resentment, because we recognize the fact and are too fearful (:)) to do anything about it.

or desperation because we don't recognize it and wonder what the hell's going on.

yeesh...

on_trial said...

We live 'in' fear, not 'on' fear.

Unless you work as a teacher or for Hallmark ;)

Anonymous said...

i fear i cannot reveal that...hehe

jokes apart, your work is food for thought. much needed, i might add.

on_trial said...

Thank you :)