Challenge
Hey fellow Prosers! So my birthday is coming up and I am super excited! It's also got me thinking about age and how we all perceive it in different ways. So here's the challenge: write a poem about how we as a society view age or coming of age. Have fun and get writing! :)
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Ageism
Invisible. That's me today,
living in this, our world
that worships youth, that lauds
this young boy or this young girl.
Never mind the wisdom I've gained
cuz I've got cottage cheese thighs;
nobody wants to look at me,
to see what's behind my eyes.
Experience isn't respected
cuz it hides behind wrinkles and gray;
now, we're considered 'has-beens',
"Yeah, she was something back in the day".
LOOK AT ME! I AM STILL SOMETHING!
I cry, but nobody lends an ear.
I wonder, will I completely fade
away, will I just disappear?
Signed, Your Elderly