younger now

i use to fear
getting old.
the hair going
grey and thinning,
the weight so hard
to discard once
it's there, the
vision blurred,
the ache from today's
work collected
with yesterday's
and the day before.
or a new wrinkle
or line upon the
face that you never
noticed until now.
but not anymore.
there is no fear.
no worry about another
year gone by, another
birthday celebrated.
i'll never truly
be old. i know
that for certain.
i know it my heart.