I think
I'm getting old
I'm getting old
It's not just
reading glasses
Or aches and pains
But finally seeing
what we've become.
A world of selfish people
hellbent,
on getting
on getting
our own way
despite the cost
to ourselves,
and certainly to others.
We care not
that others are trampled
in this race.
We just want
what we want
when we want
because
we deserve it.
When I was young,
I thought like a child,
reasoned like a child
But now,
I'm old
and I see.
And what I see is
not what I'd thought.
27 comments:
but we still have the power to change it...if we really want to...nice wake up call...nice one shot tina!
Hi Tina,
This is a view without rose colored glasses, that is for sure. Great One Shot!
Great one shot Tina and an interesting perspective on how your views change.
great perspective.
I'm still hoping to remain a child inside,for always.But I guess it is true!As one grow,one lose a piece of the child we were behind.I guess it's only up to us to hold on to the child in us,as not to be swallowed by all the painful realities of life.
It's a pleasure to meet you,Tina!
I should start thinking like a Child.....
We humans can be so disappointing. (Watch TED videos for inspiration and restoring your faith in us.)
I just cannot believe the world is more bad than good. I will not.
the picture we paint in life usually is not the no we visualize as a child....nice one shot...bkm
Such a beautiful poem, and so very true.
Hope you are well, Tina.
Tough one shot, Tina. All is not lost. I see goodness every day.
Standing O my dear friend! Wonderful! And I agree with Cheryl...for I, too, am learning to "see" again with newfound clarity!
I'm learning French and trying to teach my boys. College is still free in a lot of places in Europe. It's sad that they may have to leave America to have a better life.
Lovely poem. It depicts the raw, sad truth. Yet, I too hope to keep thinking like a child.
Good one shot!
Putting aside childish things ain't all it's cracked up to be! Nice One Shot!
And now that we see, we can begin to do...
I can relate to every word. Great one shot.
This is so true and we see it everywhere.
So true. True but sad. That's why we must go against the grain and make a difference every day :-)
So beautifully true... and as a child what we think can be totally different than what an adult that sometimes thinks ... when not has his nose on the daily grind... Liked it.
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True sentiment and hopeful changeable. Nice One Shot!
It's not so much getting older as it is becoming wiser. Truly.
yes - think we really have to be careful not to become like the people we never liked when we were children...nice and thought provoking one shot
i loved every single word of this....maybe its a lesson we should be taught...but life knocks you so much that you do end up being selfish...a great one shot
I hate those adverts which end "...because you're worth it!" (L'Oreal, I think). They epitimise the world view that we should pamper ourselves all of the time. What happened to good old fashioned responsibility?
Nice one shot! Love and Light, Sender
Oh so true - melancholy, celebratory, etc., all wrapped up in years, memories and a beating heart.
Now there's a valid argument for dying young ;) Seriously, it's exhausting to be constantly giving of yourself to people who just take. Selfishness and self-care are not the same thing, so do something nice for yourself today.
Cee
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