You are never too old to learn is a treatise oft repeated by my mother when I was growing up. Unfortunately, I hear myself saying the same words to anyone I can target. In fact, 'you never stop learning' may be closer to reality.
Win v Lose
When we were young it was about
acquiring,
talking, walking, sitting,
later we learned the glories of
play,
the joy of seeing friends every
day.
Life was about loads of gain,
opportunities to advance without
too much pain,
but there is some heartfelt testing,
that can lead to some unexpected losing.
As life proceeds the winning becomes
tougher,
opportunities for wins significantly
rarer,
losing happens more frequently,
with the resulting trauma felt
deeply.
As the days of life grow shorter,
learning remains a constant winner,
but the losses seem to occur daily,
shedding layers as skin that’s
scaly.
The resultant gaps of missing
pieces,
memorials of significant
accomplices,
an indicator of increasing
solitude,
silence growing in amplitude.
©David L Atkinson September 2026
God Bless
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