my hands are getting old

my hands are getting old
every vein now proudly stands to attention
as if I were a junkie
filling them
with living

they appear a little rough
like i never listened long enough
to the etiquette teacher
when she warned us
about ungloved hands and the
 harmful disaster associated with
too much sunlight
on pale, ivory skin...


My skin
has grown silent
mature
calloused
and scarred

call me vain
but I still think
it's pretty.

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This is a wonderful piece of writing. It grasps the total carelessness of life and taking things in your stride and still finding yourself beautiful. That's how it came across to me, anyway. Well done!