Holding it Together

I remember my youth,

Fast and uptight,

Resilient and taut,

Easy to excite.

Then I was a dish,

but now turning

Into a well-seasoned casserole;

As my physical knack to

hold it together slacks,

Goes lax.

I’m more flexible though.

Resting and relaxing,

Stretching and accommodating,

Binding and creating.

For the afternoon knows

What the morning never suspected.*

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* “The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected” is a quote by Robert Frost.