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 !