There is so much for me to learn, but my mind
Has a shrinking capacity, I find
That despite my abundant curiosity
Imbibing new information is daunting for me
My brain needs more time to process
Any new information, and I retain even less
The world is changing quite rapidly
Retirement in the near future I do not foresee
I have to find a way such that I can trick
My brain into learning things faster, and to make them stick
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More patient with myself I must learn to be
And come to terms with the reality
That it takes twice as long to learn new things now
And if I am serious about learning I have to allow
Myself to spend more time, and not rush things through
What I could do in my twenties I can no longer do..
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So here I am, struggling to study for a test
I read more slowly and need longer breaks to rest
But I am grateful that I practice a vocation
Where life-long learning is the expectation
These days, when I grasp something completely new
The sense of accomplishment is greater too..
