Checklist

Here’s a little checklist If you think you’re getting old. Check off fewer than a couple And perhaps you’ll be consoled. Are you losing hair or finding it In places unexpected? Do you crave a turtleneck So extra skin goes undetected? Do you need a nap by 4 p.m. And doze by the TV? Do you wake up nightly, several times, Because you have to pee? Does a cough or cold last weeks and weeks While energy is lagging? Do the wrinkles in the mirror Make your spirits feel like sagging? Do you read a book or see a film And then cannot recall it? Does technology require help ‘Cause you cannot install it? If you’ve answered yes to most of these, Then, sadly, you’re among Those of us, including Dylan, Who are not “forever young.”