Know That You Are Old
When having morning shower
Becomes a dilemma:
To have or not to have;
Know that you are old.
When morning shave
Becomes a task:
To do or not to do;
Know that you are old.
When tying shoelaces
Becomes a losing battle;
Know that you are old.
When hair on your ears
Grows faster than hair on your head;
Know that you are old.
When your nose becomes
More prominent than your face;
Know that you are old.
When your circle of friends
Shrinks from fifty to five;
Know that you are old.
When your wife stops
Prying on your phone;
Know that you are old.
When visits to toilet
Become frequent at night;
Know that you are old.
When a good night’s sleep
Becomes a rare commodity
Know that you are old;
When you see a thing of beauty
And don’t miss a heart-beat;
Know that you are old.
When a look in the mirror
Spoils your day;
Know that you are old.
When you keep denying
That You are old;
Know that you are old.
——Shahid H. Khan
Copyright © Shahid Khan | Year Posted 2019
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