Aging

Visit Sunday Scribblings for poems, stories, or personal narratives from other writers. This week's topic is aging.

I stare in the mirror

and I'm not too afraid,

though I do see lines

that will never fade.

Those lines have been earned

in more ways than one,

from heartache and tears,

to smiles and fun.

Aging shows in my eyes,

the windows to the soul,

Behind them the memories

which have taken their toll.

The body is different,

stiffer, heavier, and easily sore,

And the mind less quick,

I'm forgetful more.

But aging brings wisdom,

on which much can be based,

knowledge and experience

that cannot be replaced.

Aging is a process that

happens over time,

and acceptance of the inevitable

is a feeling most sublime.

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