Getting Old

Tonight I heard from Sandra
My chum from high school years
The one I shared my secret crushes with
And confided my girlish fears.
"We are getting old" she said
In her email I just received
I checked to make sure it was meant for me
Since it was so hard for me to believe!
Why it was only yesterday
That I ran up and down the stairs at school
And vented to my girlfriend, Sandy
About some silly dress code or rule.
"Has your hubby retired?" she asked
And I answered that we both had recently
Ceased to be obligated to go to work each day
And felt so relaxed and free!
Suddenly it hit me full force
Like a snowball hard and cold
I was still a youngster
But the rest of my classmates were getting old!
Thena