Every ten years
I look in a mirror
And get fussy
About my age
Why can’t I
Be more like the
Ten-year-old who
Was just excited
To be a year older
And eager to see
What lay ahead
March 22, 2023
From “40 Years, 40 Words” by Anonymous
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