When I was younger

When I was younger

by dan ankers

When I was younger

an infant in worldly time

I was so sure

so full of pride

I saw myself

and my opinions

as set in stone

Of great dominion

overall

though my precocious view

was very small

Even as, time after time

I was proved wrong

Evidence was brushed aside

like snowflakes on my naive, earthen visor

I was like a youthful miser

Now I’m older

and what I’ve seen

is enough to make

my consciousness

green

Fertile

and

Youthful again

Only this time

I let them in

Those distant facts

too hard to reach

I work for them

so I can teach

my simple self

to live again

Every single day

an

Always renewed;

Always Astonished

Eternal dude