I am as young as I was

I stand

In front of the mirror daily

I ask myself

What has changed in me?

Between yesterday and today

I do not get an answer

I feel

I am as young as I was

This goes on for years

One day

I see white hairs

Wrinkles on the face

Have I become old?

I ask myself

I do not get an answer

I feel

I am as young as I was

Life goes on and on

One day

I find it difficult to stand

My image in the mirror

Looks blurred

Hands tremble

When combing the hair

Have I become old?

I ask myself

I do not get an answer

I feel

I am as young as I was

One day I am in bed

I am told,

I am sick and old

No, I say

I may be old in age

But not at heart

In the mind

I am as young as I was

Recovered from ill health

Hale and hearty now

I still stand

In front of the mirror daily

29-05-2011

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