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We look in the mirror, it’s a sore sight to see
There are wrinkles and crinkles now how can that be?
What’s happened to us, we wonder out loud
When once we stood upright, so tall and so proud
Now we are bent, we moan, and we groan
When we try to get out of a chair all alone
Hobbling and wobbling first to and then fro
We can’t reach the floor cause it’s down there too low
Because we have cataracts, our vision is blurry
There’s hair in our ears that makes us look furry
Everything sags, gravity takes a harsh toll
We’d huff, and we’d puff if we dared take a stroll
(Rapid fire)
Thick glasses, large print, when we read, we have to squint
Joint pain, weight gain, non-stop brain drain
Feeling warm, going to crash, just another hot flash
Bad hips, bad knees, call the chiropractor, please
(Slow down)
Hemorrhoids! Oh no. It hurts when we SIT (Careful! There’s no H!)
I guess we’ll be standing for a good little bit.
Embarrassed and painful, a sad combination
With burning, and itching, and much inflammation
GROSS!
We’re bloated, gassy, and generally feel plugged
Digestive discomfort, we need to be drugged
Choosing a laxative, we all have a favorite
“I’ll take two, please!” We want extra to savor it
We can’t find our phone when it’s lost in the house
It can only be found with a call from our spouse
We like to go shop, it’s not very far
But when we walk out, we say, “Where is the car?”
Its dentures for us, our real teeth are gone
The fake ones come loose whenever we yawn
One good sneeze and the choppers are blown
Across the room into the unknown
We desperately need a tuck and a nip
Our steps have slowed down, we no longer have zip
The pains and the aches make us loudly complain
When we’re driving, the blinker stays on in our lane
Last but not least is a world filled with pills
Designed to help us no matter our ills
They can –
Make us grow hair, so we’re not bald on top
Give us the strength to flip, flop, and plop
Improve our recall – I forget all the rest
Help us calm down or fill us with zest
Bathroom pills help the things we must do
They slow down number one and speed up number two
There are even BLUE PILLS that will ease apprehension
Effects on the body I won’t even mention!!!
YIKES!
To sum it all up, growing old is not easy
It leaves us all feeling quite queasy and wheezy
They tell me that old age is all in your head
But I think it has spread to my body instead!
Poetry At Play 