AGE

I was sitting on my front porch
And I saw age coming from a distance
I realize that I was not that young anymore
So, I got up and ran Inside the house and close the door

I pull the blinds
And peek through a little space in the window
Hoping that age would just pass me straight
And just leave and go

I didn't see it lurking around outside
So, I thought that it was gone
As long as age stays away from me
my youth will carry on

and life will keep having meaning
a new spring of flowers every day
and I won't have to worry about the wrinkles
or the color of gray

I thought that I was doing fine
and age wasn't going to get me
my heart was pumping adrenalin
then I look in the mirror and didn't recognize
the person that I see

the once handsome and dashing man
that I use to be
was nowhere to be found
and I wonder where could he be

what has age done to him
age is hiding his youth somewhere
the face I am looking at is not me
but I am the same person standing here

the legs that use to run havoc over the guys on the football field
now struggles to get out of bed
the long hair that use to blow in the wind
now wears a cap to cover a bald head

but how did age get into my house
age is one unwelcome sneaky bastard
the son of a bitch is not liked by anyone
but still, it keeps creeping up your front yard

and you can't even call the police
and tell them that age is a crime
because even if they took a report
age will still go free all of the time

and it would just harass everyone
I was once a good looking guy
But thanks to this no good, unwelcome and unwanted age
All my good looks have left me and said
“bye bye bye “

So, what does age expect me to do
When inside I am still the reckless teenager
The wild and adventurous twenty-one years old
Playing basketball with my friends on the street corner

Going to Sundays bazaar at the sports ground
Jumping up with the nice girls on carnival Monday and Tuesday
Yes, in my mind and in my heart that person still resides
Although age is taking my younger years away

But what can I do?
Age wins all of the time
No one is immune from it
It comes and takes our prime

Even the little babies today
Will one day climb that hill
And you can't run from it
Age would push you back against your will

I remember for my twentieth birthday
I was looking up at the stars in the night
And I said that I would never get old
And in my mind, I thought that I was right

Maybe that thought came true
And it may sound stupid
But age would take away my looks
But in my heart, I will always that kid