When you get older - mind and body plays a game To keep forgetting things and others you blame Fat stays much longer and if that isn’t enough! Your hair changes colour and turns into fluff!
Your eyes 👀 go all cloudy can’t see like you did You say hello to strangers,j the dust is now hid lips disappear now impossible to pout 👄 Arthritis and cataracts not to mention the gout
A shiny new hip or a new pair of knees The fun really starts when you cough or sneeze! Getting down on the floor - can be easily done Getting back up is when it’s really fun!
Eye lashes eyebrows becoming quite sparse Luscious thick hair a thing of the past! Teeth that were Once fixed gleaming and white Now in a glass by my bed, at night
Things going downhill this is quite plain gnarly feet and varicose veins Body all covered with blemishes and warts This is me now? Who’d of thought!
Feel like a boat left too long under water Barnacles appearing in every crease and corner Bristles sprouting right on me chin What sort of sick game are we’re playing in?
Aches and pains moans and groans Can’t hear anybody on the phone Food more important than romance or lust A sleep in the afternoon now always a must
Even as the pearly gates are nearing We thought it fun to take away your hearing Make jobs that were easy to now really hard I’ve more fun for you so be on your guard!
You merge into this new phrase of life Either that or, go under the knife? Fit into your body with joy and pride Be happy You’re here, You haven’t yet died!
Poetry ~Totally 