My 70-year-old body
reminds me of how I looked at 20
except for surgical scars (so many)
& hollows where once I felt round
plus wrinkles, plus purple & brown
spots, plus toe & finger joints
carelessly growing larger. What foiled
hormone tells bones to overcrowd?
What if all bones begin as one
& long to reconvene, not knowing
bone against bone means slowing,
loss of motion, implacable pain.
Yes, I’m complaining, I miss my younger
body now that my springs have sprung.
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