<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=443607" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Overnight Aging That Arrives</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ugly doesn't seem to care, <br>How early in the morning it is found on one's face.<br>And the entire body, <br>Feels as if it is being renovated.<br>With a work in progress taking place.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">This aging process is done with more than just grace! <br>First a reaquaintance slowly begins.<br>To introduce a youthful mind, <br>To the 'vessel' that mind refuses to be trapped in.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then an acceptible reality is encouraged, <br>With a tolerance one has to respect.<br>If this is not done with a kindness that reflects...<br>Folks who happen to see you publicly, <br>Will say what is believed one expects...<br>'You look SO good! <br>For 'your' age.<br>Not at all like you're ready for the grave.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">~Uh...<br>Thank you! <br>For the compliment? <br>I know what you meant.<br>I guess.~</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And one feels inside someone has lied! <br>Especially when one knows how long it takes, <br>Of late...<br>To get ugly from taking a much longer ride.<br>With a regimen of ointments and pain killers, <br>To mask those aches one does not pride! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">In the mornings when it is no longer safe, <br>For even one to find a place to hide...<br>From the 'overnight' aging that arrives! <br>And the time it takes for those aches to subside.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=443607" data-title="The Overnight Aging That Arrives de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="Ugly doesn't seem to care, How early in the morning it is found on one's face. And the entire body, Feels as if it is being renovated. With a work in progress taking place. This aging process is done with more than just grace! First a reaquain..."></div> </div> </div>

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