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Writer's pictureNolcha Fox

Poems on Aging (July 2024 Feature)



In Reverse


If I could, I would start

with white-haired

wisdom, creaky bones

that long for warmth

that fade to rosy

cheeks and ample 

breasts, no need for

sweaters, shawls,

come hither dimples

bringing men from

all around, its spring,

it’s time to have

some fun.


***

Not So Bad


I see things others

cannot, satin threads

in doors, autos doubling

in the streets, lines that

disappear when driving,

lights that strobe.

Magical and medically 

induced. Maybe not

so bad. I can’t drive,

but I can be a child

again in my golden years.


***

The Crossing


I kneel before I cross to the other side. From this moment where I am to the next moment where I don’t know where I’ll be. From the clouds to the rain. From no pain to migraine. From this breath to my last breath. 



published in Medusa's Kitchen

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