I’m 40 Now October 28, 2017
I’m forty now
(Ok, forty-six)
A decent age
I’ve had my fix
Of parties, hoo-has, galas, and more
Of drunken evenings on the shore
My worries now
Have changed in kind
I wonder if
I’ve lost my mind
If you can see my whiskery chin
My sagging butt, my wrinkled grin
My weekends now
Are filled with other:
With making my will
With being a mother
Sleeping in means half past eight
Half a pound means losing weight
I’m wiser though
It comes with a cost
Of bladder control
Of getting lost
In a crowd of younger, louder voices
Thinking they make better choices
As time goes on
As I get older
My breasts will deflate
As my words get bolder
And given the choice between looks and knowledge
I know that experience is the better college.
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I’m 40 Now