Ruby

i am young,
i envy the old,
i am young,
i envy the old,
i'm aging but i'm still young
i'm aging but i'm still young

i am old,
i envy the young,
yes i'm old,
now i envy the young
now i'm old,
i'm almost done,

i sit alone singing cabaret,
Dreaming of my glory days,
trying to forget my glory days
a smoky room a sweet young thing
a jewel in a sea of shit
a jewel in a sea of shit

A contest entry

Snapshots of Life [with a twist] II ~ by Manda Kathryn. 400 points, ended September 24, 12 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest

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tidoubleguher
October 30

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The ironic thing that I laugh at is when I was 14 and in my teen years, my parents said "you have no idea what love is!" And as I grew and they got older, they fill my ears with stories of "don't you remember when we were young and in love?" Makes me smile. Great job!
Manda Kathryn
September 24

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Thank You for Your Entry ~
This is quite interesting; I do confess being a little unsure how it fits into the contest but I quite like it so therefore have no drama with it staying in -
perhaps you could enlighten me though

Best of Luck
♥
Stay safe
~Manda