Old though you are now
and here ever shall be,
forget not your youthful days
when once your spirit flew free-
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You describe the complexities of getting old and yet knowing the youthful you is still inside alive fresh and vigorous a well penned thoughtful poem Great Write
It feels full of hopefulness. It's true. Grown up Goth that I am (Goths weren't yet a thing in my youth) I would do well remembering wise words.