You Wear It Well
You wear it well
Like an old cardigan
Worn in and fraying at the edges
You pledged at an early age
This, is how you would behave
And you carry yourself
With grace and patience
For those who come after you
Not knowing what they do
Holding your head high
Not cowed by the masses
The voices or the lashes
Impeccable to the last
You were our best
You were our everything

Thoughts
Another poem about aging and the grace that certain people do it with. When we are often presented with people at their worst, it is good to remember those who are the best of us. Those who inspire and lift us. Those who lead the way and show us how to be better.
A street in Barcelona.
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