Ageš¶š½
The sages tried to warn me that youth doesnāt last
Goes so slow, then so fast
The past is an old VHS tapeš¼
I play it again and again
It changes
Degrades over time
I canāt believe soon Iāll be out of grade school as long as I was inā¦
And I was in for a long timeā¦
Sublime the life
Donāt have a cow
Drowning in depressing dreams past
Not forever into looking forward
šIllusion and anxiety
Rest here and now
Listen to the sound of my voice
Read the words on the page
Aging, growing old
Not for the faint of heart
My heart is strong
But growing old is for the birdsā¦
If I fear death, itās only a little
I fear the breaking down
(The dying part)
Once youthful and handsome
šSmiling absentminded
As cute little distractions lined up
Beguiling
Youth over bitterness
As I get older, I feel my heart colder
My shoulder aches a little more
I speak true, rarer and rarer
Itās a hassle (and nobody listens)
Purring back to the beginning
Like a kitten, I was smitten with this life
The goddess blessed me sošš½
Yet curses still remainā¦
Scars over heart
They do not heal
They become apart
Age is a big secret–all over 30 knowā¦
Before 30ā¦you think youāll live forever
After 30ā¦pain in places you didnāt know you had
Realizing dying came suddenly
Beforeā¦it felt all natural
All up and up
Rhymes, Rolexes, roses
Rolling straight off the cuff
Aging is ruff
Thatās why I donāt plan to do it
Live young forever
šSiempre guapo
(Or die trying)
Not forever–more like indefinitely
About 300 years will probably be good enough for me
Then Iāll rest in peace
I always feel late to the party
Late to the show
Jokes on you!
The šparty donāt start until I walk in!
Cheshire cate grin
Letās take a spin
Who gives a fuck if we end up in the garbage bin?
At least we lived!
Not counting time
Sand though the hour glass
Like no sand passed since we brushed lips
Itās been 2 yearsā¦
I swear I was just down south yesterdayā¦
Tu pais, your space
Always a warm rain for me
I didnāt know we could have so much fun
Muy š“tranquiloš“; so much peace
If Iām living on borrowed time
Max out the credit card
Ageš¤“š½
Why does everything feel like itās getting harder?
The pock marks on my face
I donāt know how to erase
Where can I get cuddles and space?
Donāt want to be a muddled muggle
I want to really live, really shine
Thatās livingš„³
I canāt count time until Iām 6 feet under
Universe whittles me away
Tears my soul asunder
Letās play like we used to, under the old juniper
Like nothing has happened
You ignore my shoulder
Iāll ignore your knees
āA life well livedā
Thatās what they say
Fuck them! They got old
Give me a sec
Iāll put on my š§š½āāļøwizardās cape
Brew us an elixir of youth
My magic has limitsā¦
Drink it and know what I mean in a minuteā¦
An elixir of life
A youth potion rejuvenates the body
Not the heart
Not the mind
Not the soul
Those are in your care
I havenāt figured out how to renew the heart
Giggling back to the beginning
A start
Trying to let go of inner ugliness
My bitterness lioness
This place isnāt what it used to be
Neither are weā¦
Letās keep swimming, keep moving
Trying to not to let it slip
š“š½āHey you kids, get off my lawn!ā
Before 30 who cares!
Go out and get trashed
Next day get after it all the same
Now a normal day can trash me
Iām blessed to be asleep before 9
Paths diverge / others align
Being, seeing, going in many directions
Less random erratic action
A little more social insurrection instead
I got a lot of rotten tomatoes to throw
Not to worry, Iāll dump a whole box of rotten veggies on me 1st
Need a hospice nurse
I slipped on a bananaš peel called ālifeā and never recoveredš¤
Wanting and wishing
Massive blessings instore
Gotta be more to this life
Now!
Now is the time
I better live it or give it away
Words flow all night and all day
–So thereās that
May the words always flow and go and go
I know not what the they mean
It showsā¦
I sit back with a bucket of popcorn–same as you
I know not how my verses will disperse
In other ears, meanings rearrange
Some a blessing, others a curse
Ageš“š½
