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On midlife crises

On midlife crises

An ode

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Kate Seward
Mar 02, 2025
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Fun fact: middle age isn’t a number,

it’s cellulite on the backs of my upper arms,

looking at my legs in yoga class and seeing

the knees of an elephant,

only I’ve stopped going to yoga

and started lifting weights

because my doctor told me I needed to

when she put me on hormone replacement therapy,

because: middle age.

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