The Music of Your Life

A Reflection on Growing Old

Mark Escalera

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Photo by James Balensiefen on Unsplash

Life was not supposed to be like this. In fact, I don’t ever remember having a class that taught me how to handle this situation. My feelings crushed, but would it have mattered had I known the truth?

Even before elementary school began, you were there to help be a beacon in my life. My dreams sometimes still include you and I again see your inner…

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Mark Escalera

From England. Married 32 years. 5 children and 2 grandchildren. Lived overseas 17 years in Iceland, the UK, and Liberia, West Africa. Writer for 5 publications.