Five Perspectives Poetry Contewst sponsored by Margaret Lillico written 4/9/26
From the womb it seems I birthed into a cocoon Cant say I had known for sometime I was alive Much learnt whilst unaware for almost four years My memories say I'm one calendar says I'm five Things that seemed important over sixty years ago The latest shaped shoes or a top ten hit parade song At fifteen peer pressure shaped how I would behave Learning to discover where I would eventually belong No manuals to assist a father raise three young children Imparting to dependants the way I had been mentored Dealing with an aggressive workplace, finances and self At thirty overwhelmed, swearing in this poem is censored A new century arrived grandfathering is such a blessing Responsibilities of existence have largely been lightened Now turned fifty still feeling some traces of distant youth A positive outlook on life has recently become heightened Having reached the age of seventy over eight years ago As an alternative thinker there is a chance I am outcast I am far removed from alignment with majority opinion Rejecting thoughts postulating how much time I might last
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