THE Ailment

 

Old Age

The heartburn is severe,

The hemorrhoids are real!

I haven’t got an adjective for the way I feel,

My skin is dry, my hair is too,

My bunion is getting worse,

I have to carry antiacids in my shoulder purse,

My waist is thick, my butt is flat,

I’m slower than I was,

My chin and face are both growing hairy fuzz,

The liver spots are plentiful,

The sagging is all around,

It’s harder to get up when I get down on the ground,

My thoughts are fleeting,

My memory is too,

I can’t remember what I was going to do!

I think there is a name for this,

This ailment I am told,

Is better known technically as: “You are getting old”,

You can’t avoid it without death,

So may as well resign,

When someone asks, ‘how are you?’, just say that you are fine!

Tammy Harvey

02/10/2024