Nifty Fifty Poem by Adrienne Clark Strachn

SOON I WILL BE NIFTY FIFTY
SOMETHING I LOOK FORWARD TO,
BUT YET, SOMETHING I DREAD
1/2 A CENTURY IS A BLESSING TO LIVE
UNDER GOD'S UNIVERSE,
AND IN HIS PLAN
THEN AGAIN, FIFTY MEANS
MOOD SWINGS, HOT FLASHES, AND NIGHT SWEATS
THEN AGAIN MAYBE NOT
FIFTY MEANS, MY KIDS ARE OLDER
I HAVE TO LET GO
FIFTY MEANS, TIME TO DO ME,
LET EVERYONE ELSE FOLLOW.
IN MODERATION OF COURSE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO NIFTY FIFTY
A SURPLUS TO GETTING OLDER
THAN AGAIN BETTER
I CAN BLAME, NOT SLEEPING
ON AMNESIA, SLEEPING
ON I'M TIRED. I NEED FIVE MINS.
I CAN PARTY ALL NIGHT
TAKE THE NEXT DAY OFF
I CAN TAKE A DRINK BECAUSE
I WANT TO, OR BECAUSE
I NEED IT...
I CAN FUSS, IT WOULD BE
BE STUPID TO FIGHT
I CAN FORGET TO NOT REMEMBER.
REMEMBER TO FORGET
I CAN ACT CHILDLIKE
BY REMEMBERING THE GOOD OLD DAYS
FRIENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE
DATING, MARRIAGE, AND MY CHILDREN'S BIRTH,
I CAN BE AN ADULT
BECAUSE THE WORLD NEEDS ME TO BE
VERY SERIOUS MOST OF THE TIME
NIFTY FIFTY.. LOVE EVERYONE, FORGIVE THEM TOO
YOU BETTER,
YOU ONLY HAVE THE
NEXT 30 YEARS LEFT THAT YOU
CAN REMEMBER ANYTHING WITHOUT
TAKING A PAUSE ANYWAY..
WHAT I LEARNED IS
LOVE GOD MORE,
HE GAVE YOU LIFE
AND THE PEOPLE WHO CARE,
STILL EXIST IN IT
I GUESS NIFTY FIFTY ISN'T ALL THAT BAD
IT'S BETTER THAN
OVER THE HILL...

poem inspired by me.... Adrienne C.Strachn