Dependance

Infancy leads to decline
Teeth twixt extremes
Independence grows
Ends in dependence

Hair sparse and grey
Nails curved and ridged
Skin wrinkled, loose
Muscles wasted

Bathing, a project
Diet, soft, pureed
Normal sight, hardly
Wits about, barely

Taste no more
Hear less
Tiring easily
Wanting less
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