Ups & Downs

With age

Comes

Wisdom?

Which 

Is 

My 

Greater teacher?

The fall

or

The stand...

As 

The years

Mount...

I realize

The

Frequent falls

I've experienced

Came

With the grace

Of 

Another day

Within 

Which

They occurred

Can

I lay claim

To 

The force

Which

Raises me

To my feet

Again & again?

I'm 

Involved...

But

I believe

The 

Hero's welcome

Can be foregone

Wisdom

Can't assure

There won't 

Be

Another fall

It

Might be helpful 

In

Recognizing

There 

Will be

Another fall

And

It's going

To be

Okay 

R. O'Neill (November 28, 2019)