Do I look old?

When it comes to aging we are scared stiff

Of “looking old”, it almost appears as if

Looking young as we grow older has become

A requirement- signs of age are unwelcome

No one wants gray hair and presbyopia glasses on display

Facial wrinkles should be made to go away

Under-eye bags must be concealed

The dreaded cellulite must never be revealed

While inwardly our bodies feel the inevitable decline

Our external appearances must not reveal any sign..

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When masking signs of aging becomes the norm

You experience intense pressure to conform

The only gray-haired person you cannot be

Among your peers with hair dyed expertly

Facial expressions are traded for smoothness of skin

You keep getting botox or fillers, you cannot let the wrinkles win

You spend incrementally more time, energy and money to maintain

Your youthful looks, but you know there is no gain without pain

You spend so much time in trying to look younger than you are

That you spend hardly any time on the most anti-aging tactic by far-

Exercising regularly is one of the few ways to maintain

A youthful appearance and to stay sane

Amidst the mass hysteria of never looking old

Why not own your age, and let life at its own pace unfold