The year 2019 has begun
And I’m looking forward to it
Though with diminished expectations
I’m comfortable here

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AM I TO OLD TO GROW OLD WITH SOMEONE

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I’m amused and confused
By the number
As it’s reality is far greater
Than I’d imagined

I may not feel it
Or look it
But the truth remains
That I am it

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It is abundantly clear to me
That despite my best efforts
Age and abuse have caught up with me
And I am now on the backside of this journey

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The year can’t end soon enough
But I still hold out hope
That something will change
So that real possibilities can return