Please don't judge me on how I look. I know I don't look like much. At first glance, all you see is an old rusted exterior. My fingers are bony and knotted with arthritis. My hair is dried up, like an old coat of peeling paint. My shoulders are covered with freckles from years of sun exposure.
Take the time to get to know me. Don't just walk on by. I'm filled with laughter, warmth, life. What I hold inside is so much better than how I appear.
Get to know me. And I'll get to know you. I'll trade secrets and share laughs with you, let you drink my water and hopefully you'll feel refreshed just by my presence. All I ask is you don't judge me on how I look until you get to know me. Then you can see me and truly appreciate the years, and know the story behind every scratch, bruise and scar.
I loved this .... when I saw Willow's photo I also thought about myself as an aging woman ~ not wanting to be overlooked!
ReplyDeleteThis is the best!! Love it !!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Such wisdom perfected by age and time.
ReplyDeleteMy mental Miss Nikki has freckles, and I love them..
ReplyDeleteGreat post.
true,
ReplyDeletegetting to know one's heart and inner world maybe the way out for a beautiful relation...
excellent story!
@ Helen: we never want to be overlooked, do we? Funny how as we age we still see ourselves as we WERE but others see the old us...
ReplyDelete@ Holly: aaahhhh, thanks! Seems like I haven't (cyber) seen you in a while, I miss you!
@ Arian: thanks! and welcome to my cyber house...
@ Jennifer: actually, I've had those freckles forever, just thought they'd fit in the story (hee hee, yeah I've got freckles, but only on my shoulders, weird hunh?, but they're cute like me!)
@ Jingle: thanks! i love getting compliments, i react much better to positive shit than hurtful stuff, don't hurt me! :o)
What a great lesson! I know just what you mean. I work with Hospice and often wonder about the inner lives of the elderly. Sadly, when I am in contact with them I rarely have the chance to get to know them well.
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Nicely written...
ReplyDeleteWell done! And so true. So true.
ReplyDeletewe do well to slow down and get to know people...
ReplyDeleteI can certainly relate to this one! Great take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteI will remember. If you promise to get to know me too...
ReplyDeleteLovely!
ah. very nice...yes there is more than the eye can see behind every thing and every person...stories to tell and yours said nicely...great magpie.
ReplyDeleteSo many things ignored or tossed because of aging. Well said!
ReplyDeletea simple thought very well written - good work girl!
ReplyDeletevery nice, get to know me....love that...bkm
ReplyDelete"What I hold inside is so much better than how I appear."
ReplyDeleteHow true. Thanks for sharing.