Smokin'

A pack a day, An expensive way To capture cancer, Not a thing nice, But I did it twice Survived them somehow, Operations did the trick, And I know better now... But cigarettes Were not done with me, Though I smoked no more, It was too late for me, Emphysema came to me Incurable, progressive, 100% fatal I was to see Lung weakness strained the heart Now Ventricular Fibrillation had a part Another killer, matter of time, Bought some though, With implanted defib which was now mine To fill the pot of aging ails, Arthritic pain now prevails Some 2 dozen meds To take each day,, Over this I have no say, Newest toy; seizures grand, On the floor I often land Near constant pain makes we cranky Deppresion is my constant companion It get ever close to "All yea, hope abandon" And to top it off, chronic insomnia, Stay awake eight days Brain turns to oatmeal I live in a purple haze. I don't complain, I don't beat my breast, In God swearing agony Whenever he wants to take me Is more than okay, you see.