Tom Carnicelli
Poetry
TURNING EIGHTY
“I can’t believe it,” she said,
“You can’t possibly be eighty.”
She seemed truly shocked.
Most people seem surprised
(Or so they say) when they find out
How old I am, and I take
Their reactions as compliments.
It’s great when people tell you
You don’t look your age.
The only problem is that you are
Your age.
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