Forever Young

We don't change inside,
we only learn to subdue emotions.
Fundamentally - we stay the same.

On the outside we wrinkle,
our skin pales and crepes,
our eyes sink in _

but we don't change.
We still think like children,
feel like children

take falls like children,
cry and hurt and act like children,
hide like children,

for despite being tall
and knowing more
we are and always will be
_ forever young.

poem by Ruth Walters
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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