Me: Older 4

I used to think older meant settled. Like a house that's stopped settling — creaks forgiven, floors finally flat. But now I'm here, and older feels less like an arrival and more like a slow, quiet undoing.

If not, I'll walk. Slowly. Proudly. Older. For me. older 4 me

Older 4 me means: I don't explain my silences. I don't shrink to fit someone else's memory of who I was. I wear the years like a coat that's finally broken in — loose in some places, thin in others, but mine. I used to think older meant settled