Slowing Down

Although we’d like to do the things
We’ve always done before,
Our bodies sometimes let us know
It’s time for less – not more.

When we were young, we’d party hard
And drink and stay out late;
Yet now we find ourselves at home
And nodding off at eight.

A walk of several miles once
Was just the appetizer.
Now it’s like a five-course meal -
And who knows if we’re wiser?

For wisdom means accepting things
That we cannot control;
And it’s a challenge to admit
That age has claimed its toll.

The truly wise will slow it down
And readjust their pace;
For life is more a journey
Than a flat-out non-stop race.

If some refuse, they stand to lose;
Rejecting this advice
May cause more problems than they know
And they will pay the price.