Youthful Attentiveness

Though how much those who stop learning may well
 feel old for the static life they have is not mine to comment on.

Signs Of Greater Age(22)

1-knowing when you talk to people
that you don't always find the best phrase,
when you want it, and recognising similar in others.
But no longer seeking to openly correct
or be corrected in speech for empathy
comes from quiet acceptance of what you meant.

2-not caring that you have to take pills
every day to keep yourself and your
relationships working-the good health
and relative autonomy they provide
means more than the need for the meds. 

Signs Of Greater Age (21)

1-finding absent or greying hair-
in yourself and others-a comfort
and a highly validating proof of life.

2-meeting old friends in cheap supermarkets
and finishing your friendly catchup with them
by advising him to zip their flies up before
they approach the checkout, lest they present
the staff with ambiguities about how they intended to pay.