Forever Young

 

We were so beautiful then; we didn't

even know how beautiful we were,

the power we had as young women,

turning heads as we sailed by, oblivious

to all but our passage.

We were so beautiful then, shiny

and shimmering, full of hope and dreams.

How we laughed! How life held

so much joy: music, guitar riffs

in the coffeehouse, our hearts unfolding,

recognizing our time
had finally arrived,
blossoming, lifting off,

taking wing.

We were so beautiful then, though

we didn't know it, that

we would look back one day

at this time in the sun, our faces,

our friendships, the music, and song -

everything golden, captured,

in my mind's eye, like a photo

of happiness, pinned to a clipboard,

where we remain forever young.

Inspired by the poem "Weren't We Beautiful" by Marjorie Saiser.