@Miraz We don’t say “young age” - though we do say “middle age”. I like that Rachel asks, “when is it due?” I read the poem as distinguishing between “being old” as a location or our temporal arc and “old age” as a set of prejudices.
@Miraz We don’t say “young age” - though we do say “middle age”. I like that Rachel asks, “when is it due?” I read the poem as distinguishing between “being old” as a location or our temporal arc and “old age” as a set of prejudices.