Sometimes with people of my own generation I feel
That I have a generation gap- when they reveal
All the things they are doing and aspire in the future to do
I am taken by surprise, I had no clue
That people my age lived lives so different from me
I thought I was living “age-appropriately”
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Late nights out are relics of the past for me
While people in their forties still seem to party
With the vigor of younger people, late into the night
I wonder how their circadian rhythms stay right
They seek new adventures and thrills
I no longer do that and never in the future will
They keep pace with their children, I wonder how
That is something my aching joints would not allow..
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Am I older in my mind than my biological age would indicate
Or just a timid person, who tends to hesitate
To get out of her comfort zone- which seems to get larger every year
Let me learn from my peers and try to overcome my fears
Passion...unbridled 