How We Age
We never know when we are young
Exactly how we’ll age.
So many unknown factors
All pitch in to set the stage.
Of course, we have our DNA,
A part of us since birth,
And then the way we live our lives
For all our years on earth.
The food we eat, the jobs we have,
Our exercise (or lack),
The stress we face and problems which
May veer us off the track.
The health-related issues
And the treatments they entail
May be tough enough that skin will sag
And wrinkles will prevail.
When school reunions happen
And we see each older face,
We might see pain and suffering
That make-up can’t erase.
Yet seeing others with their years
Of troubles on display
May fool us into being glad
That we don’t look that way.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2023
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