Grow Old Gracefully

Photo taken by Rebecca Hosking

GROW OLD GRACEFULLY

Age used to scare me

I think back when I was young

Mom and Dad made life seem so easy

But I saw Mom cry sometimes when the day was done

She laid her head in his hands

It scared me to think

What could be so bad

What crushed their world in this way

The only thing I could think of as a child

Must have been age

Time went by like it always does

Those hard times were never pressed in my thoughts

I never knew the struggles

The sacrifices they made

I never saw the world through their eyes

I wrote it off because of my age

I learned so much over the years

Sometimes I run

And sometimes I face my fears

Age used to scare me

It still can but not like before

Look at all the memories it gave me

All these things that I didn’t have before

I have learned courage

And what we have as a family

Is strength in numbers

We stood together through good or bad

Now I know age doesn’t really matter

Standing together is all I need in my man

Age used to scare me

But think of the gifts and knowledge that age can give

Now I just want to grow old gracefully

And live and let live

Just like my parents did

R. Hosking © 2008