By Parul Daftari
The older I get the more I see
Richness that binds
Emotions that blind
Compassion that cripples
Strife that emboldens
Love that engulfs
Envy that corrupts
The older I get the more I see
Protection that stifles
Friendships that rival
Words that wound
Silences that deafen
Losers who accomplish
Winners who fail
The older I get the more I see
Who I was and
Who I have become
What I sought and
What sought me
What I shared and
what I gained
What I made and
What made me
My eyesight as it slowly fades
Like Shadows clouding misty gray
Wisdom emerges plain and clear
Breaking through my shallow fear
That when the world turns dark and bleak
My vision will shine bright and sheer
As the older I get
the more I will see….