Anna Hopper Poet Rhyme

Middle Aged

I’m not going easy
I withhold my compliance
Kick and scream in vanity
Going down in my finest

I simply won’t accept
Mother nature’s advances
My youth will be kept 
I’m taking my chances

I watch the others obey
The inevitable gravitation
They seem to be okay
To give up and give in

But not me, not this time
I rebuke the very process
Though others transition fine
I’m fighting back, in protest

Makeup can conceal
These lines across my face
Or perhaps they’ll self heal
I will not be middle aged

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Daniel Turner February 10, 2020 at 12:08 AM I wrote a poem entitled Next Time, i think you would like the first stanza. It has to do with aging.

Edward Mccall December 18, 2017 at 9:59 AM A fun read to be sure Anna, And it appears from your photo that your rebuke is working. Great poem and keep fighting the good fight. lol

Richard Lamoureux December 12, 2017 at 2:39 PM Judging by your photo (which always makes me feel joyful) your efforts have been extremely successful. Anna Hopper December 12, 2017 at 4:43 PM You are on a roll today

Tim Smith December 9, 2017 at 7:54 AM We just need to keep smiling and don't believe what that mirror says.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart December 8, 2017 at 12:02 PM Love this :) xomo!