Time for reflection, regardless of age,

your status, your things, your salary, your stage.

Friends, acquaintances, workers, and such,

subtract the clutter, reduce the much.

Where have you been, where are you going?

Aches and pains, your energy slowing.

Change your path, plant new seeds,

pull your social network weeds.

Your needs and wants have changed with time.

Old maps predict a steady decline.

New horizons scream open my door.

Reject old guidance, time to explore.

Discard the advice that held you down.

No longer a servant, you’ve earned the crown.

Remake yourself, adjust the dials,

time to collect your book of smiles.