In My Advancing Years

And, In my advancing years... Those struggles I feared, Are memories of my past. I ask and I've kept, That peace of mind once out of my reach. I desire more to explore, A life now I've allowed to teach. Instead of a search I keep, In continued excuses met to refuse... A life given to me. And one I discovered I like, In my advancing years. And, In my advancing years... Tears that once flowed, For those I miss so much in my life. Today, I've come to realize my life should be lived... And not to fight, Against... The acceptance of surprises. And I should stop sitting on a fence In those disguises to hide. In my advancing years, I've learned to dance... Until the music stops. And I'm no longer here... To hear as clear as I do now. With ears that will be silenced. And I should not wait, Or anticipate the outcome. But I will instill adventure. In my advancing years uncensored.