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Feb 2018
I thought I'll not go on after sixty one,
but now I'mΒ here and the fear is I will,
yes
age is the bitter pill we swallow when life
has left us lined andΒ feeling hollow,
used up like a matchstick that's been burnt.

Sixty two will have to do or maybe three, I'll wait and see.

If you believe we never leave
and just move to another plane
I for one don't blame you
but
I'd rather move the
goalposts.
John Edward Smallshaw
Written by
John Edward Smallshaw  68/Here and now
(68/Here and now)   
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     --- and Simon Monahan
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