If You Want to Stay Young

If you want to stay young, then I think you'll agree,

Whatever your age, then it's best not to be

One of those people who lives in the past,

Their life at a standstill, and always aghast

At the thought that one day they might try something new,

Whose plans for the future are minutely few.

The young on the other hand rarely look back,

Their lives do not generally have any slack,

For dwelling on things that they've now left behind;

Instead they look forward you'll usually find

To what they can do, and new things they can try,

In the future before too much times passes by.

If you want to stay youthful, you also should aim,

To be like the young, with an outlook the same,

One that looks forward in hope every day,

So you can quite proudly, with confidence say,

Your years may be many, but you are not old,

For you're looking forward, both active and bold.