Thirty-one going on thirty-two

Last March I bought
liquid foundation
for the first time
(the shop was all wrong)
to conceal
the forever-shadows
under my eyes

but sometimes I wonder
which cosmetic chases
away the less-than-hopeful
feeling that
this is all
there will ever be
or less

maybe pandemics

do this to a person

or maybe it's just

thirty-one

where adventures do

lie ahead

but cautiously.