Age in general

At some point
You feel your age
No matter
How many people
Tell you
You don’t look it.
Its nice of them to say
But every day
You feel a bit older
And not on the scale
You did
When you were younger.
30 to 31 is a breeze.
34 to 35, a walk in the park.
39 to 40 is a little different.
Its one decade
To another.
Of course you didn’t
Think you’d see this many
Years.
And now you’re afraid
Of how many
You have left.
44 to 45?
49 to 50?
They seem like
Gargantuan jumps.
40 becomes easier.
Denial sets in.
You do all the things
You did before,
Albeit slower.
You think all the things
You thought before,
But maybe worry more.
If you could just forget
You are 40
You could be any age
You want.