Silverback
who still grasps paths surely.
Give me space to open my arms.
Yes, but more than that one is often over-protected from imagined harm. The elderly of any gender bear a lifetime of scars earned from achieving the best they can and N prefers they be left free, if they wish, to continue to do so until they are struck down. A silverback is male among the gorillas but here represents elderly leaders in any context.Once gray, one is defined more by one's age, less by gender for one thing.
Yes, there is beauty in truth for both.Hold me less precious in your hands
and see as awards this dappling, this graying
I have become.
I can hear the breathing in that release.Give me space to open my arms.