Im turning 35 (A poem)
I'm turning 35.
My friends have gotten
Their first greys
Their first wrinkles
They complain of hair thinning
And knees aching
I haven't gotten my first grey
Not a first wrinkle
My hair is so thick still
My knees do ache too...
But
So does everything else
Instead of wrinkles,
My face is pallor with slight yellow
In place of greys,
I have lots of mobilility aids
Instead of thinning hair,
I no longer have the energy to brush mine.
My knees ache too
But so does my back
And my neck
And my legs, arms, feet, fingers, and toes
Give me the wrinkles,
The greys,
The thinning
I want to be 35 in every typical way.
This isn't typical.
I don't like it.
It's not fair.
I don't like it at all.
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