Older than Age

numbing fingertips are the norm
for a person of my age and I should
consider myself lucky that both
hands are not this way in the mornings;
extra weight about the middle in the norm
for a person of my age and I should be
thankful it is not my entire body that
has acquired all this lovely extra weight;
narrow mindedness seems to be the norm
for a person of my age and I should be
thankful that I am left with a little
respect for all my thoughts and experiences;
caged in environments are the norm
for a person of my age and I should be
thankful for all the years I have left.

28Jun17