When did I get old?

Some little poetry.

1- Time isn't kind to us..

Once I was a soldier, 

once I was a business man and

now I am a old man.

I told the Lake St. Clair.

What we did yesterday, doesn't matter no-more.

And what we became, is who we suppose to be.

Old sin, old hate and old regret is gone now.

The old man knows.

Too late to seek forgiveness.

Once loud man is silence now.

He became the midnight writer,

he became the forgotten man.

2- When did I get old?

Once I wanted to travel,

see the whole world.

Once I believed a woman love was forever.

I learn love is easily forgotten.

Now I drink the Gentleman Jack and

I don't complain.

Once I wanted to save my world and I learn.

Can't save a world, that don't want to be saved.

I use to pray and now I drink.

I do love my Port Austin.

A small town touched by Lake Huron and

a place to find silence, a place to rest.

I asked Lake Huron. When did I get old?

She gave me a silence answer and understanding.

We can't stop time. Time demand payment.

Coyote

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[Writergurl]

When did I get old?
She gave me a silence answer and understanding.
We can't stop time. Time demand payment.

I enjoyed this write, I loved this part.
I can feel this write. I guess all of us think that way off and on.
"When did I get this old" and how fast days are just going by.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree my dear friend. Times can move so quickly. Thank you for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.

[Dave Brown]

If you figure out this "When did I get old!" thingy, I'd appreciate getting us getting together with a "Don't get any Older" pill producer and see if we can put a stop to this unpopular human condition!!

[red93]

Great Lines Coyote, particularly the fabulous ending. 'We can't stop Time. Time demand payment.' Really Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Stella Armour]

"Once I wanted to save my world and I learn.
Can't save a world, that don't want to be saved."

So true true and sad John, we have wonderful ideas when we are young but life has other ideas not the same as our own.
i am old too, so many changes in one lifetime is unbelievable..

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree dear Stella. Today our world is falling backward. Where are the men and women of kindness. I pray for better leaders and no war. Thank you dear friend for reading and the comment.

[Stella Armour]

"falling backwards" is exactly how i would put it too John :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Book banners, erasing history and women rights. I pray us in the USA are listening. I have lost family members in WW2 and they would be disappointed in this new world. Freedom. We must keep and fight for.

[Stella Armour]

I dont understand how young people especially from former colonies of Gt Britain expect us to wipe clean the mistakes our forefathers made with regards to slavery and racism.... they go to extreme lengths to disrupt what is history and although wrong cannot be changed..

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree. I am half Ojibwa. My grandmother at five year old. Took from the reservation and put into a government school. They cut her hair, changed her name and she wasn't allow to speak her native language. She told me often. I forgave them. Hate and regret, a heavy load to carry. But I remember everything. We must dear Stella.

[Stella Armour]

you are right my friend , we must never forget these dreadful deeds but if we carry on demanding recompense that is not going to change what happened , it is going to fuel more anger and hate in the world...Your grandmother was a wise and good person..

[An owl on the moon]

What a powerful exploration of the passage of time and the evolution of self, expressed so profoundly. Through its raw honesty and contemplative tone, the poem delves into the complexities of aging, loss, and acceptance, ultimately offering a profound meditation on the inevitability of change and the beauty found in embracing one's journey. I have been asking myself this question more and more.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you my friend for reading and the comment. You are right. With time. We question more things and we learn. We are a piece in a large puzzle.

[Poetic Beauty]

Time always demands payment as the years tick on. So many changes happen in a lifetime some in the blink of an eye.

This sums up how it feels to get older and how our lives change

[Coyote Poetry]

We can't stop change my dear friend. If we are lucky. We become kinder and wiser. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Poetic Beauty]

You are exactly right and you are welcome my friend

[Anita Frader]

Time demands its payment. So true. But we can determine the value of its currency.
I enjoyed this little slice of life. Thank you for sharing a piece of yourself.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Anita for reading and your kind words. Today I appreciate the simple things.

[andrew mitchell]

It just creeps up on you John, age that is or maybe it's just too many things to do in little time. Nice one John.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree Andrew. We learn too late. Time is our most valuable things we can control. Thank you for reading and the comment.