{"id":1511,"date":"2014-10-03T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=1511"},"modified":"2014-09-12T16:03:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T20:03:22","slug":"older-ladies-are-divine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2014\/10\/older-ladies-are-divine.html","title":{"rendered":"Older Ladies are Divine"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Donnalou Stevens<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, I ain\u2019t 16, not a beauty queen.<\/em>
\nMy eyes are baggin\u2019 and my skin is saggin\u2019,<\/em>
\nAnd if that\u2019s the reason that you don\u2019t love me,<\/em>
\nThen maybe that\u2019s not love.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Well I ain\u2019t 20 either and I don\u2019t care neither.<\/em>
\nMy hair is gray and I like it that way.<\/em>
\nAnd if that\u2019s the reason that you don\u2019t love me,<\/em>
\nThen maybe that\u2019s not love.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t think I rock, well we ain\u2019t gonna roll.<\/em>
\nIf you don\u2019t think I hung the moon, my hot just turned to cold.<\/em>
\nIf you want a younger model, I wish you well, sweet pea.<\/em>
\n\u2018cause if you can\u2019t see what it is you have,<\/em>
\nThen you ain\u2019t having me.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

I got cellulite and achin\u2019 feet,<\/em>
\nAnd my thighs kinda jiggle when I giggle or wiggle,<\/em>
\nAnd if that\u2019s the reason that you don\u2019t love me,<\/em>
\nThen maybe that\u2019s not love.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

My tummy ain\u2019t tucked or liposucked.<\/em>
\nIt\u2019s a little poochy, but I still Hoochy Koochy,<\/em>
\nAnd if that\u2019s the reason that you don\u2019t love me,<\/em>
\nThen maybe that\u2019s not love.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

See, I\u2019m no longer desperate. I\u2019ll only have a man,<\/em>
\nIf he has the smarts to see how hot that I still am.<\/em>
\nIf you want a younger model, I wish you well, sweet pea.<\/em>
\nIf you can\u2019t see what it is you have,<\/em>
\nThen you ain\u2019t having me.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Older ladies, older ladies, older ladies\u2026 are DIVINE!<\/em><\/p>\n


\nWell I gotta chicken neck and I love it, by heck,<\/em>
\nIt makes a double chin whenever I grin,<\/em>
\nAnd if that\u2019s the reason that you don\u2019t love me,<\/em>
\nThen maybe that\u2019s not love.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

I got saggy breasts that droop from my chest,<\/em>
\nPert near down all the way to my nest,<\/em>
\nAnd if that\u2019s the reason that you don\u2019t love me,<\/em>
\nThen maybe that\u2019s not love.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t think I rock, well we ain\u2019t gonna roll.<\/em>
\nIf you don\u2019t think I hung the moon, my hot just turned to cold.<\/em>
\nIf you want a younger model, I wish you well, sweet pea.<\/em>
\n\u2019cause\u00a0if you can\u2019t see what it is you\u2019ve got,<\/em>
\nYou ain\u2019t getting me.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Older ladies, older ladies, older ladies\u2026 are DIVINE!<\/em>
\nOlder ladies, older ladies, older ladies\u2026 what are we ladies? We\u2019re DIVINE!<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nDonna Henes is the author of The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife<\/em>. She offers counseling and upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity. Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/p>\n

The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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