Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #265 – Young At Heart
“Fill in one of the blanks and use that as you title.”
__________ Young OR Young ____________
I passed young on the road
a while back, hitch-hiking,
flowered with tie-dyed
clothing, long, unruly
hair, and a friendly
smile. When I got home,
I checked the mirror just
to be sure. There appeared
a face I nearly recognized.
Then, I took off my glasses.
The lines–horizontal and
parenthetical–softly melted
away, but the elasticity
was no where to be found.
I knew I was past young.
