Witnesses say we grappled so hard, the walls shook.
At the end, my jiu-jitsu opponent asked, "How old are you?"
Taking a moment, I replied, "51."
He gasped, "Wow! '72? Just like my dad. I'm 29."
I get his surprise in my head, but my heart doesn't feel it.
Inside, the concept of age is foreign to me.
Or, rather I'm simultaneously 20, 50, and 80:
As curious, open, and naive as a university student.
A balanced understanding of self, people, and the world, fitting 50.
A part of me has traded in the ninth decade and seen it all.
What if people are more like trees than we realize?
Maturity doesn't replace youth; it adds like yearly rings.
This would explain why elders insist, "Inside, I'm still young."
There's also a phenomenon where a child is born with an old soul.
As for the body, it serves as long as you need it.
Stay in the office all day, and at 30, muscles shrink.
But grab a kettlebell, and your strength grows at any age.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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