Before We Knew

J.P.E. Willems

25 August 2026


Before We Knew

We were old already
before we knew it.

If only we'd done this,
if only we'd done that.

We had it good.
Now our bodies are old.
Hard to admit.

Even the mirror
would buckle
if it could see.

Like a dress
heavy with rain
sinking down
and losing its shape.

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