PEOPLE TELL ME…
People tell me I haven’t lost it yet —
But maybe they have, so what do they know?
People tell me I look wonderful!
But they always spoil it by adding “…for your age.”
People tell me that friends older than I still travel.
(“You want to revisit Italy,” they say. “So go!")
But people don’t tell me who will rescue me
If I lose my balance and fall into the Trevi Fountain.
People tell me I should stop obsessing over politics.
No wonder my blood pressure is sky-rocketing, they say.
Reading those Facebook posts will kill me, they say.
(Some days I think wistfully — If only… )
People tell me the best is yet to come!
Well, it better hurry up
Or I won’t be here when it arrives.
People tell me they love my devil-may-care spirit,
My stubborn independence!
So why am I so concerned about
What people tell me?
©Rose Madeline Mula for SeniorWomen.com
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