Trigger Warning
When I was young, I could bounce out of bed;
now I must cautiously slither instead.
Back then my fingers could function with ease;
now I must ask, “Will you open this, please?”
These days my hearing’s no longer robust;
I sometimes miss what is being discussed.
Smiling and nodding can go a long way
toward making folks think you hear what they say.
Vision impairment can cause me to laugh
when on TV I observe a “sight” gaffe.
See that girl’s v-neck; now, isn’t this weird?
I saw it first as a long Van Dyke beard.
I take advantage of old age, of course.
Don’t baby me or you’ll live with remorse;
but if there’s something I don’t want to do,
I say “I can’t; I’m one hundred and two.”