Young at heart

Cherry

By monodemo

Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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I look in the mirror and all I can see

Is a frail old woman staring back at me

‘Mom, is that you?’ I ask her bemused

But then I realize I was momentarily confused

I put on my glasses and touch my face

Then put the ‘poly filler’ on to make the lines erase

 

There once was a day the house full of life

Busy being mother, role model and wife

Now I live alone bar one son still home

The other eleven kids all have lives of their own

They come and they go and they visit me often

Sometimes their company I do get lost in

Through their trials, tribulations and woes

Between them grew great friendships and foes

It kills me to see them fight like Ali

It’s inevitable though with such a big family

 

They try to hide it as my health declines

Through one eye I am now legally blind

A pacemaker I have to make my heart beat

At 89 how long more will death I defeat?

This body of mine is starting to fail

My clothes are looser and I seem frail

So this old woman I see in the mirror

Happens to be me and I am her

 

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Comments

Submitted by celticman on

yep, old age doesn't come alone, but sometimes with poetry and good cheer it finds a home. 

 

Submitted by monodemo on

thank you for your kind words

Submitted by monodemo on

thank you for your kind words

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

You capture the inevitable reality of old age, looking in the mirror and seeing your mother gazing back at you. I can relate to this poem.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by monodemo on

thanks jenny for the great feedback

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

Twelve children did you say, that is a very busy life and your head must still be busy with the ins and outs of all their lives and grandchildren too. You might need a holiday after Christmas. Thanks for sharing your delightful poem.

 

Submitted by monodemo on

thank you for the great feedback. i based it on my nanny, she has 12 kids, 28 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. shes a very strong and loving woman.