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Francie Lynch
Poems
Jul 2014
Happy Birthday... Right
I don't know how old you are,
But you don't look your age.
Your skin is tight,
Your eyes are bright,
And yet
You loose your teeth at night.
I don't know how old you are,
But you don't look your age.
You don't walk
With a cane,
Wear a diaper,
Or leave a stain;
Usually you
Recall my name.
But then you have
Some nose hair
Like late September grain.
I don't know how old you are,
But you don't look your age.
You don't wear knee-highs
In Bermuda shorts,
Your moles are hairless,
You hide your warts,
Yet you don't play
Outside sports.
I don't know how old you are,
But you don't look your age.
Your hair's not blue,
Your ears are hairless;
There's things about you
That seem ageless.
I don't know how old you are,
But you don't look your age.
You swagger like an actor
On a curtain call;
It's hard to gauge
The age you wear
Since your overhaul.
I don't know the half of it,
But you don't look your age.
#birthday
#aging
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Francie Lynch
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