Through these eyes nothing has changed
No passing of time, my youth has remained
All around me loved ones are maturing
Wrinkles emerge, wiseness reassuring
But in my mind I still feel like a child
Wanting to be reckless, wonderful and wild
Occasionally I glance towards my hands
Whose skin fits looser and demands
My attention to see the truth of the matter
That I too are growing old, something to shatter
The illusion that only a mirror can reflect
Fully the ageing process and every defect
Some say you are the age that you feel
To me this has a great deal of appeal
So today my heart still feels full of life
Forever too young to give up the fight.