Don Pengilly - Still Young

My heart is still young
But I feel out of place
Almost non existent
Not part of the race

This is the trouble
With getting old
You can go to some places
And feel out in the cold

Your heart is still young
But your face doesn’t fit
To many wrinkles
Wearing old fashioned kit

Oh to hell with what others
Others may think
I’m going to stay young
And down with a drink

I’m still in the running
I’m not past it yet
I can keep up with most
If not the jet set

Time will of course
Catch up with me
The old body gives out
And you slip at the knee

Staying young in my mind
Is important to me
It’s what keeps you going
It’s part of the key

So remember dear friend
It’s all in the mind
Your still in the race
Still part of mankind

DLP 1/1/2008

Age of body matters not;
it merely is a vessel.
A simple message not forgot;
it's the mind with which we wrestle.

Stephen Carney

Don Pengilly

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