Age (by James Leland Ludeau III from Lafayette,LA)

no longer so young nor so golden

i can recognize my flaws now

i can make peace with my deterioration

the outside maybe fading

but the inside is growing more beautiful

closer to the truth

i've heard the words

the criticism

that i'm fat 

that i'm old

that i'm almost bald

that i've done it all

and with a smile on my face

i think "you ain't seen nothing yet"

you have no idea what lies ahead

for i'm shedding my attachment to the exterior

and i'm working on the interior

developing my own belief system

and i believe in me

something in me will carry on

you can't stop that