Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Old Souls

There are old souls that live

in youthful frames

They speak in the present

and use fake names

Youthful blood courses through their veins

while aged thoughts fill their brains


In every age they find a home

They're all the rage

and still they live alone

They don't see the world 

as others do

Their secrets are squirreled

away from you


When they raise the flag

and shout hooray

They're the ones who drag

their boots away

Its the same old play

on a different stage

It goes this way

in every age


Old souls are born bruised and shattered

Their years pass by in bodies battered

Until the crusty outer shell

reflects the inner quiet hell

They wonder before they die

just where they'll go

But between you and I

I think they know

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