Like the Elephant's... Wrinkles

So yeah I'm a little Tahoesick right now... and this time, a poem came out of it I think. I think those from LTSP 2006 and also those who know me well and read this will probably understand where I'm coming from with some of this language.

"An Old Man's Face"
by Neil Mullins

These lines...
...have not felt the joy
of a woman's smile
in what seems like months.

These eyes...
...have not seen the company
of past friends
for what seems like years.

These ears...
...have not heard the rousing commands
of battle's glory
since what seems like decades ago.

These lips...
...have not spoken the desires
of the beating heart
in what seems like forever.

These features of an old man's face
Whom he would love for someone
To awake and embrace
Are, in fact, my own... at the tender age of twenty-one.