Age

My Age

Fatigue cuts now where once it only burned
My eyes look downward, not to rising heights
Thoughts retreat instead of making plans
The past looms larger than an unending future.

I'm not old, I'm just weary
The days of light seem far, far away
The days of sunsets are closer and closer
The nights look sharper than the mornings ever did.

My ears hate the noises of life
My mind has known too much regret
My life seems meaningless in 10,000 ways
But my heart still longs for love everlasting.