Aging

I am perplexed 
as a child 
I was filled 
with awe and 
wonder but now 
at this age 
skepticism and fear
how does life 
turn how does 
curiosity curdle or
wilt rarely ever 
to blossom again 
is it things
is it hurt
or is it 
that the downward 
slope is always 
the slipperiest and 
the uphill climb 
the most daunting