By the way,, I never intended to be
As old as I am. Is this really me?
I hurt from my head to my toe
Things I knew, now I don’t know
Obvious things in view, I can’t see.
My weight changed its’ location
From where it was; bad sensation!
Hair now grows on my back
While hair on top now I lack
I’m not the me I was at creation!
My youth just got up and fleeted
Once invincible, now I feel defeated
Am I on my last lap?
Funeral for me on tap?
Has my name in life been deleted?
Au contrair! I’ve still got a few miles
To feast on wine, food and sweet smiles
To scratch some dogs’ ears,
Assuage a hurt child’s tears…
Fight, old man, you can win these trials!
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