the years go by so fast

another year
has contested
and bears witness
to a new age,
a new era.
the end of a chapter
the inception of a novel...

piercings bear proof
that holes
can be filled
and hearts
can be mended...

renovations illustrate
that change
still awaits you
and still,
you grow..

tattoos as landmarks
to the borders
you’ve crossed.
a man
in the making,
remains a child
at heart...

so to my friend,
my brother,
to a similar soul;
you’re aging with time
but you’ll never get old.