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I'M All Ears

I’m All Ears By Elton Camp When we become adults, most growth will cease There’re places that continue their size to increase The lens of the eye, bigger and bigger will it get In middle age there’s no longer any focusing of it To read fine print, farther and father we hold it away No use, we will be forced to wear glasses some day The nose is another body part that continues to grow When old enough, we say, “Oh, if only that wasn’t so.” Another place that will gradually grow bigger, I fear Is the flap of the ear, which will bring to us no cheer While even normal sized ears look quite bad enough, Having them become huge when we’re old is tough And while it is sad, but true, the belly may grow too But unlike the other three, if it happens is up to you

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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