I’m not ready
to be old
Time’s number
be damned
Here inside
where I live
There is youth
on command
I’m not ready
to give in
Too much fight
in my bones
That may dull
with the Winter
But whose marrow
— well honed
(Dreamsleep: October, 2026)
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Author:
Kurt Philip Behm (
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Comments4
A lovely write my friend with which I can identify and so well worded a fave
Thanks Soren. Have a great weekend.
Most welcome Kurt you have one as well
Beautifully penned
Thanks Norman.
most welcome
Hell yes, Kurt...Iβm not volunteering for the rocking chair either. Thereβs too much I still want to do. πΉπ€ππ―οΈπ¦ββ¬
... and you will ! π
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