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Old Andgray

This morning when I got out the shower as I stood there looking at myself in the mirror I saw that my once straight skin is now got a few wrinkles, my once flat stomach is now a little bit rounder and ever where on my body that once had all black hair now has spots of grey. At first I thought about what I could do to fix this. For the wrinkles I could get bot ox injections. As for my stomach I could exercise and get the fat sucked out. Then I could dye, pluck, and cut the grey. But as I took another glance at my body I decided to leave as is. For the wrinkles represent the long road I traveled. The round stomach is a tribute to good a cooking. And the grey is a symbol of wisdom, and I wise enough to know that I’m still okay even if I am now old and grey.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2006




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