Experience remembers what learning forgets,

Passing through memories now,

The wonder and the terror of childhood.

The onslaught of reality into our self-protected world.

Survival. But safe never again.

And over many years, decades –

Allowing some of that self-safety to dissolve, more and a little more.

Realizing life is not about safety.

Longevity is not a virtue, longevity is a chance.

Maybe experience is worth the risk.

Rediscovering some of that childhood wonder.

More amazed than afraid.