I stare blankly down.
Down at the dirty red splotch
that has suddenly set up shop
in my underwear.
It makes me wonder why
every passing year doesn't make me feel
any older than I have been before.
But now I feel like I have
crossed a certain line.
Like I'm in on the secret now,
Or like something important
has actually happened.
It's just like they've said
all these years--all along.
But now I believe them, because
I have all those years of time gone by,
and all the precious memories I've made,
And this stupid stain-to-be
is the one that has made
the biggest impact
on my life.
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