Older Now Wiser Poem by O. A.

Older Now Wiser

Rubáto

To deny one's youth
before the crooked cane intervenes,
and repercussions of a flat tire occur
from tired legs that have outrun their race
is worth some contemplation.
Train the mind, for it's the last
of these muscles to go:
Athlete or Librarian, no matter.
Fill the head with candid thoughts of books,
or a bread and butter skill
to compensate for the newly-weds of gray hair
that will honeymoon in the comforts of your home
with the potential of producing a now broken smile.

O.A.