The Pearls of Catharsis Times Issue 04, July 2017 | Page 89

Age knocked on my door
My head is in a real bad state
Still I try to look my best
My memory is running late
There is no harm in trying
I feel like I am mad
My eyesight now is really bad
-Donna Saphier
My teeth have now come to an end
Impossible to ever mend
My confidence has been destroyed
Through all the things I once enjoyed
My body is slowly packing up
I’m full of broken veins
My bones which now need oiling
Are filled with aches and pains
Gravity has got a grip
The lines are clearly showing
Moustache and beard have just appeared
Facial hair is growing
My hair is thin, my eyes are dim
My ears no longer hear
It’s time to face reality
Old age is finally here
All I seem to do these days
Is eat and watch the telly
Which makes it easy to explain
This rather fat round belly
My body is slowly dying