Age
When beauty fades and age takes hold
Be brave, courageous and be bold
When eyesight fails and the body aches
When life is lived with all its mistakes
When we grow older and we know
Our movements change they become so slow
We have lived life and often think
My God it is over in a blink.
When family and friends both treat you rotten
And memory is lost, forgotten
Alone they they sit in homes down trodden
Spare a thought for all the aged
Some are lonely and feel caged
Their daily task if often waiting
For food, for clothes, for bathing.
Don’t lose patience when they cross the road,
They are slower now, can’t bear the load
Think on them just for a moment
Your time will come, age your opponent
When I grow old and I can’t move
If this life does not improve
Even though you disapprove
I will myself from life remove
Age and death are formidable opponents
You cannot Beat life’s key components !
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