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prove me wrong (Free verse) by nentwined

As you grow up, you will lose: your innocence to the world-- your dreams, one by one; your certainty. As you grow old, you will lose: your poise and your strength-- the last of your dreams, your dignity. The things that you'll keep 'til death do you part: your fears and your habits, and perfidy.

nentwined 5-Mar-09/10:12 PM
The thought came to me (well, "habits") while waiting for dinner to cook in the microwave. ;)

Trying to get into shape... latest attempt is lots of jump-roping. Amy mentioned that she used to enjoy it--as a kid; it's a thing kids enjoy, as a game, for fun... I started thinking about how much easier it is for kids to exercise (the whole cubed/squared thing, I think, of what muscles can support), and then started thinking on ... well, they're not doing it for the muscles, they're doing it to learn to do it (and teach their body to learn to do it, some, as well). ((well, they're doing it for fun, but that's not why it's "good"))

"fears" and "perfidy" largely came from trying to somewhat match the form that assembled itself into the first two stanzas--but they seem reasonable, overall. :)




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