By Jon
Date: 2003 Jan 13
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youth

today i stared into the mirror
and i swore i could see the wrinkles coming
how long will it be before the lingo i use
is no longer cool
how long will it be before what i think is cool
well...isn't
who is it that says what is cool and what is not?
the youth?
i guess that old saying is true
that youth is so often wasted on the young
i dont want to be 50 someday
and think of all the life i wasted
on pipe dreams and chasing after the what could have beens
what job i should have had
who i should have known
and how i should have acted
i want to take life by its fat and bloated
love handles
squeeze it and refuse to let go
so when i see you today
im going to kiss you and hold you close
and i'll try not
to take that for granted