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“There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.” —Tennessee Williams
Moving on. Poetry.
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SharondaBriggs in Poetry & Free Verse

Believe it or not

Believe it or not

Next month I will be sixty.

It was a long journey and I'm only half way there. I plan to live to see 100 with God's will. But your body never agrees with your time period. I look young but move old. Every bone in my body hurts sometimes. I was born with arthritis and it took its time to spread to every joint. But I'm still here and God is Good. So I am proud to be turning sixty on the 28th of August. I didn't hit menopause until I was 55. My menstrual wasn't going to ever stop. Finally they did. Hot and cold flashes come and go. Although I have several books published, several certifications and a degree, I still did not get the finance I need to survive so the challenge remains in place.

Fistchallenge4kids is a non profit for me but is so fun and mind settling for me to know that I helped someone else. So turning sixty is only an age I can be proud to say is my birthday next month.

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