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I'll tell you who I am as I sit here so still
As I do at your bidding, as I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of ten...with a father and mother
Brothers and sisters, who love one another

A young girl of sixteen, with wings on her feet
Dreaming that soon now a lover she'll meet.
A bride soon at twenty -- my heart gives a leap
Remembering the vows that I promised to keep
At twenty-five now, I have young of my own
Who need me to provide them a secure happy home.

A woman of thirty, my young now growing fast,

Bound to each other with ties that should last.
At forty, my young sons have grown and are gone
But my husband's beside me to see I don't mourn.
At sixty once more, babies play round my knee
Again we know children, my loved one and me
Dark days are upon me, my husband is dead
I look at the future and I shudder with dread

For my young are all rearing young of their own
And I think of the years and the love that I've known.

I'm now an old woman...and nature is cruel
'Tis jest to make old people look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles, grace and vigor depart
But deep down inside I still have a young heart.

Yes, inside this old carcass a young girl still dwells
And now and again my battered heart swells.

I remember the joys
I remember the pain
And I'm loving and living life over again.

I think of the years...all too few, gone too fast
And accept the stark fact that nothing can last
So open your eyes nurse, open them and see
Not a crabby old woman; look closer.....


Remember this poem when you next meet an old person who you might brush aside without looking at the young soul within...Lord willing we will one day be there also! (This includes old men too!)
Author Unknown Page by Mary Jones
August----2004
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