200 Poems (completed Nov 25, 2016, 8:52am)

scratching out the years

i looked in the mirror today

i didn't recognize the man looking back

tired

old

eyes circled black

i still feel young at heart

and certainly my mind is young

but

my body

seems to be done

its sad in a way

to watch as the years pass by

aging

frailty

almost makes me cry

but i guess in many ways

i'm lucky ... i'm still here

kicking

cursing

scratching out the years