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silverwind
Junior Member

since 2005-12-07

Posts 37
that place over there

0 posted 2006-01-15 03:53 PM

I awake in the morning
as though I've not slept,
I try to stretch
but the aches kick in.
Tired legs reach for the floor
as sleep heavy eyes
greet a grey dawn....
where has my youth gone?
I used to greet the new day
with a song in my heart
but now it's a prayer.
The bathroom mirror
reflects my fears
as I take my teeth from a jar
to clean them,....
where has my youth gone?
Embrocation replaces aftershave
as I rub it in for the aches,
no more the sweet smell
of exubirant youth.
I look down at my waistline
and cannot see my feet,
when did I allow
such a shadow to be cast?
A damp face cloth
for the top of my head,
combs have no place
in my hairless world,...
where has my youth gone?
This bathroom is no longer
my friendliess room
no longer my magic cave
gone are the treasures
of arrogant youth.
A dull room, a sad room,
a room of distant memories,
echoes of a youth well spent
distant echoes fading ever faster.
I look at the mirror,
the great leveler
the truthful one,
the only thing in this world
that I can trust
not to lie to me
and it tells me the terrible truth,
you are old!!
Your youthfullnes
lives in another time,
you have left it behind
never to find it again!
Old age is now your companion
aches and pains your bedfellows,
confusion is your map for the day
and indecision your compass for life.
I leave the bathroom and ask myself,....
where has my youth gone?

silverwind

RedStoneEB
Senior Member

since 2003-06-08

Posts 772
uk

1 posted 2006-01-15 04:04 PM

Youth does disappear but you have something better than youth a knowledgable mind

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

2 posted 2006-01-15 04:16 PM

Yes, the mirror becomes less of a friend as we age! But the mirror does not reflect our inner beauty ~ of which you have an ample amount. Your wit and self-effacing charm shone through this touching and memorable write.

Well done!

EA

EagletonDiva
Member

since 2006-01-11

Posts 107

3 posted 2006-01-17 03:33 PM

I suppose happiness should come with the acceptance of age. Great read for me. Thanks

The Lady
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

4 posted 2006-01-17 11:01 PM

"I used to greet the new day
with a song in my heart
but now it's a prayer."

Beautiful work and so meaningful to me.

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