Another trip \u2018round the sun, a new decade opening up,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On goes the calendar, midlife crisis in the distance,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drifting further from that age of innocence, \u2018twas a whole different period,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Various holidays, mishaps, tears and laughs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hijinks in and out the classroom, hanging with pals,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teens and early adulthood, too, well in the rearview,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Been twenty years or longer, feels like I\u2019ve been circumnavigating like Magellan,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flicking through albums, milestones captured from the road traveled,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pictures prove their occurrence but did they really happen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At times feels like a dream, time and dates seem hazy,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mind and heart says yes, every detail recalled perfectly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So many miles accrued, though, easy to second-guess,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It must come with the territory, been a long and winding journey,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The clock and hourglass can be ruthless, that which controls all can rebel,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Memories stored then wiped, making strangers out of friends and foes alike,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pulling out all stops to prevent such a fate,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Can\u2019t have the final say but better than growing lazy and stale,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gotta leave more and more behind, such is the paradox of life,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Years gained and steps taken forward, but in the process must accept profound losses,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is what it is, gotta keep plugging on,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
See where the road takes us, hopefully we\u2019ll have it won.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Another trip \u2018round the sun, a new decade opening up, On goes the calendar, midlife crisis in the distance, Drifting further from that age of innocence, \u2018twas a whole different period, Various holidays, mishaps, tears and laughs, Hijinks in and out the classroom, hanging with pals, Teens and early adulthood, too, well in the rearview, … <\/p>\n