Old Souls

 Old Souls


You turn around 

everything’s changed 

sometimes you can’t find 

a kind face


walking miles 

carrying things 

burden of time 

leaves its traces here 


old souls 

are hard to impress 

muscles of the heart 

sometimes grow back 


old souls 

sometimes say yes 

offer is limited

time’s precious 


there’s not a thing 

I wouldn’t change 

yet growing with you’s

my greatest privilege 


stop and think 

about those mistakes 

you forget that you learned 

but you don’t forget the kindness 


old souls crackle and pop 

warmth and knowledge 

are part of the sound 


old souls can’t stop

they were born like this 

then grow younger 

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