No body beats aging
Nobody beats aging,
at least not in the “making time stand still” sense.
No one can even accomplish a draw.
No one ever wins that war.
No one ever will.
Still, there are battles to be won late in the war,
Battles against cynicism,
or the ever-present fight against the inclination to “remember when,”
or recognizing something new IS better.
But the toughest battle is not with these,
nor with wrinkles, sagging skin,, failing hearing or eyesight,
multiple aches and pains, or even failing body parts requiring replacement.
No, the most ominous warrior to be faced along the path is regret, which would have me turn back and struggle with the past, all the while diverting my attention from now.
It occurs to me... 