Monday, November 28, 2022

A Sign of Age

I close my eyes and feel my body rove 
Beyond me. It is something old, something 
Uncomfortable surrounding me. It moves 
By tremors created at my fringes 

When I stand, eyes closed, I almost topple, 
Would topple if I did not open my eyes 
To stand. It is as if my eyes operate 
As my only anchors to this life, 

Shut them permanently and I would die, 
Yet, in sleep, I still dream of youth, moving 
Myself in all directions without my eyes 
Opened. It is not perchance like dying 

And I would not die while my mind can go 
No matter how much my body may slow.

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