FIFTY PLUS I SAW YOU COMING
By Deb DeArmond
Fifty-plus I saw you comin’
Learned real fast there’s no use runnin’
You arrived and I’ll adjust
But I can choose to live or rust
So I will choose to live
Everything has kinda shifted
Chins and sagging skin needs lifted
But you look upon my heart
And ask me if I’ll to do my part
So I will choose to hear
Some days I don’t see my purpose
Lost and fractured ‘neath the surface
Smiling big to hide my fear
But I know You are always near
So I will choose to smile
As I hold tight to your hand
You’ve promised you’d help me to stand
Through life’s unknowns, good and bad
The ups and downs, the happy, sad
Yes, I will choose to stand
Smiling, standing, hearing, living
I’ve got much I could be giving
Others need me, yes they do
And truth be told, I need them, too
So I will choose to GIVE!
Excellent! Why is it so hard to live it?
Deb, Your poem states so precisely our feelings and status during this phase of life. Your response at the end of each stanza expresses positively and with optimism how we need to react to these changes we are facing. Thanks for the inspiring words!
Thank you Deb for posting this on my 50th!!!! I’s official. I’m in the club and so ready. I fought it hard but now that I’m here…peace.