Wear Down

Most of Mom's grandchildren who lovingly witness her aging plus their parents getting older.

Wear Down

4/12/11

It's natural cycle

pervading all territories

encompassing miraculous Existence,

though less magical

in human minds

when things change

through old age

as parts falter,

fail, deliver painful

suffering to many

after 'prime' passes,

moving into acceptance

with new depths

while 'witnesses' bear

ache in heart

for parent, friend,

lover, acquaintance, pet

who is slipping

toward final stages

of 'Earth dance',

everyone feeling 'gravity',

how vulnerably frail,

transient, life becomes,

always is underneath,

revealed poignantly whenever

we wear down.