Not Young Poems - Poems about Not Young

...Verse 1: I was dumb and foolish I did not love myself that much compared to today I know why I made the wrong choices In my mind, I should move on But it was not like PTSD I wish I had more trai......Read the rest...

...I am not lost I am not found it's been years since my mind was sound. I am not happy I am not sad sometimes I actually forget things are so bad. I am not young I am not old b......Read the rest...

...We talked about making a baby, it was possible, though we were not young, you were still menstruating, I could seed fertile ground still. Then reality checked-in, a smiling God (who was, natu......Read the rest...

...Tantalising taste on tongue, whilst savouring a draft beer heightens but we stop at one, because we’re not young!......Read the rest...

...There she is The librarian Not old not young But secretarian Made the way she looks Looks everyday Not to be stared at But I find her that way Very astute behind the desk Patiently waiting......Read the rest...

... "Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.” –Mark Twain Gray strands, falling over crinkly skin Where once was reflected beauty and approval, Now......Read the rest...

...Dying flames by the hearth, they've known the secrets in my heart. The warmth I feel as I fall asleep, only my ashes are left to weep. A storm from winter I invite, my flames glowing brighte......Read the rest...

... "The Messenger" Love is rich with venom and honey. there was a female ... snake, it watched with green-eyed avarice, covetting a dove’s nest the dove, wa......Read the rest...

...The poet comes up the road that the sun has baked to a faded yellow. His collar is open and his throat glistens with sweat. His thin brown hair is damp and plastered down. He's not young and there's ......Read the rest...

...It was kind of late, the town had gone to sleep while some had woke up real early. Nothing bustled, nothing moved quickly, the moon had faded into a dark graveyard. Micky's was open, blue and......Read the rest...

......For the remainder of the war he kept to himself, since he knew making friends set you up for pain, there was naught to look forward too. The months passed and Lee surrendered, the war came ......Read the rest...

...*** What lies in this? Are my ears betraying me? My eyes? Is time betraying me that I have lived? Crazy creation, So noble while not young in vain, At times, shouts the right words In an......Read the rest...

...This image of me, now so many years later each year looking, I’ve found some imperfection Mirror-mirror, why should I ask - my time won't last, peering into you, gray now, not young only faultines......Read the rest...

...The immediacy of time, its reference untold The beginning repeating, not young—and not old (The New Room: January, 2021)......Read the rest...

...Live every day to the fullest Each one is a treasure that cannot be recaptured Life has a beginning, a middle, and an end No second chance to experience things for the very first time Make the mo......Read the rest...