Then, I was young, energetic, dashing, daring, virulent, and vibrant;
Now, in the waning and waxing of the gone by times;
I am aging, and becoming older and older day by day;
And getting scared of louder noises of the JCBs, honking trucks, screaming traffic, and barking dogs, all at once in/with the sleepless nights;
And vailing the hours of the days,
in wasteful activities;
And presuming to be a false security
cover of/for the house.
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