POETRY

Lived In Face

In age, there are lines in lines there is knowledge

I like your face, It’s a lived-in face Lots of lines That tell stories, Not smooth Filled with character Full of the things We all would love to hear, The things we were too afraid to do, The things we now live Through you.

We love your face Full of experience From the world We’d maybe like to experience Perhaps a world we are afraid of, But here we have you, Our guide, Our mentor, To tell us to give us The experience and knowledge We crave, yet Need to live Through someone Just like you.

For Gerry.

Thank you all for reading. As Gerry and meself always used to say to each other… Always. J.🙏