
old age is not pretty
who said it should be?
we all did, in our secret hearts
where fantasy lives
in a witness protection program
and now we are here
bobbling between disappointment
and unspoken apology
waiting in vain for the
grace we had longed for
and the dignity
and the wisdom
instead we laugh
whenever we can
and if lucky
are mistaken
for being contented
© Vilma Ginzberg, 9-26-2021
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