Gone By

I give up. Bring it on. Change is good, so take the years gracefully. As you look at that youngthling, wanting what they have, remember that you have loads of stuff they long to have. So for the days that have gone by, let them. You are exactly where you are meant to be. Enjoy it, I have decided to.

There was a time,

I viewed being old as being 23

When the world was mine

And I always wanted to be free

Then came the laugh-lines

And the Sprinkle of cellulite

Where 40 seems prime

And worries don't include your height

A tank-top is now ridiculous

Clanging bangles make you think of a cow

Drinking a soda is you being spontaneous

And painfully strappy heels make you wonder 'How?'

You can now laugh by yourself

And raise a toast to the world

Sometimes even ask for help

Enjoying the woman who was once a girl

So white braids I will gladly give a rest

To pave way to my haircut and arched brows

Ear-ringed boys with muscle showing vests

Bye Bye now, you I have outgrown

For the years that have gone by

And changes that I have fought

For you I shall not cry

I have found what I always sought.

Terida