'Life'

[Eva Libre]

Men don’t age better than women,
men age without fear,
without worry,
without judgement.
Men age secure in the knowledge that it’s as it should be,
and the fight is not theirs to take on.
Men age without prying eyes looking for lines,
looking for grey hairs or spare fat.
Men just age.
Freedom looks good on them, doesn’t it?

Women age with the eyes of the world upon them,
lest they be considered to have let themselves go,
or lost a battle in the war.

Women age with the rules and restrictions,
of dressing correctly for ‘their age’,
employing new make-up techniques to hide drooping eyelids,
and steer attention away from the wrinkles.

Women age with the burden of beauty and the expectations of society,
wearing them down and creating even more pressure than before.
Making it harder to look ‘well’.

Men don’t age better than women,
they age without guilt.
It’s worth a million new lotions, potions or pills,
promising youth.

Let’s try it and see,
if freedom looks good on us all.

Donna Ashworth

From my new book ‘LIFE’ pre-order here: https://amzn.eu/d/9Y6E6kz