OLD AGE SUCKS

Spider veins and wrinkles
On going aches and pains 
Everything is changing
Nothing stays the same. 

I came in here for something
I walked right through that door
What was it that I wanted?
What did I come here for? 

The name of that new movie
With the girl …. you know her name
The one who once was married
To the guy from Hunger Games.

Can’t remember, did I take that pill?
Did I take one or maybe two?
What’s going to happen  if I did?
Oh no, what should I do?

Should I call the doctor?
Or maybe 911?
Should I drink more water 
Yikes, the rumblings begun. 

Always  in the bathroom
If not one, then number two
At least,  I’m not in diapers yet
But that could happen, too!

My bladder and my kidneys 
Are not so kind to me
I constantly feel pressure
Feels like I have to pee.

They say I’m hard of hearing
I try to nod a lot
Guess repeating  is annoying
They get pissed, when I say… What?

What about this back pain?
It never goes away
I’m dealing with Sciatica 
Almost every single day. 

My gait , that of a turtle
My pace , like an old snail
My legs and joints are giving out
Old age ….. a living hell!

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Image: Google Images. Walmart.

Author: Patty Richardson

Writer: Film scripts, poetry, short stories and songs.

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