21 year old me, is telling 28 year old me about myself.
Posted by Dan on 03 Aug 2007 at 10:21 am | Tagged as: Poetry
I’m not married
I’m not a father
I’m not a pastor,
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never preached a sermon
I don’t have a degree in anything
I don’t like sushi
I don’t mind Zima
I call my dad for advice
I don’t have chest hair
So what about you?
Well…
21 year old me, is telling 23 year old me about myself.
I’m not going back to Michigan
31 is telling my 23-year old self…
You think you’re pretty cool now and believe you’ve got it good. Tomorrow is even better. You might not be as ‘cool’ but you won’t care. Don’t worry about drinking milk because your chest hair will remain (and a little more in your nose and ears). People keep asking you if you’re tired but that’s just age setting in. The wrinkles are more pronounced but you’re ego insists you’re just as physically capable as you were at 18. Your wife is still gorgeous, especially when her belly expands with the growth of a new creation. Your friendships are thicker, drama is thinner, God is the same (but you’re still working out your salvation). You still desire Dan’s friendship but it remains elusive. Maybe that report will change when we’re 35. Time will tell…
21 year old me, is telling 21 year old me about myself:
im not married,
(actually, im single)
but marriage seems oddly close.
i have no kids,
but i want a bunch.
i dont have a degree in anything,
but im about 8 months away.
i live in lansing 4 months of the year,
and in ann arbor 8 months of the year,
but i have no idea where in the U.S. ill be a year from now.
i don’t know where i’ll be spending the next five years of my life (for grad school),
but im finding out via email in late february. wow.
it seems that 21 year old me is pivotal to, and preoccupied with, 28 year old me.
but i love sushi already.
I’m pretty sure you had chest hair at 21.
22 year old me:
You’ll be so much happier being in a big city dancing. You dont ever want kids, ever. You think marriage is for the birds. Dont ever do drugs or party.
28 year old me:
You fool. That didnt work at all. It just created problems. Kids aren’t THAT bad, but a cat will do just fine for now. Marriage. eh, not feelin it yet, someday though. You fool again! How about you listen to God from here on out? Good? Good.