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Nostalgia and Regret

Way back when I was a cager cager = basketball player 6' 2," 175 pounds as a teenager Maintained those stats 'til almost thirty when my physique became more sturdy Kept adding pounds through forty-five when I tipped the scales at 225 Then I started shrinking too no longer was I 6' 2" By sixty I was down to six feet even while my weight up to 260 was creepin' I am so ashamed of what follows 'cos excuses like 'COVID' all ring hollow So here I am, 5' 10" at age 73 carrying 295 pounds ~ the 'brand-new me'

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 9/21/2023 6:36:00 PM

Times and physiques change. Time to tie the sneakers and head out for a stroll.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/21/2023 7:10:00 PM

My strolls last 150-200 steps max. The extreme pain in walking (even cane-assisted) and the subsequent splitting headache are factors mitigating against a 'sunny stroll.'

Terry Flood

Date: 9/21/2023 3:43:00 PM

Tosh! 73 is the new 90… I mean 55. Get up in your loft, drag out your flares and your tank tops and that really stale ‘weed’ and strut down the street saying, “It’s groovy, man… cool… right on!”. The local kids will bellow, “Look at him… he’s gotta be at least forty!”… You’ll feel like a million dollars!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/21/2023 7:05:00 PM

Pain all over my body, everywhere, doesn't let me walk at all (except in adrenaline-inducing emergencies). There goes your vision, Terry. lol.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 9/21/2023 1:53:00 PM

ha! don't know if you intended this to be humorous, gershon, but it sounds like you're poking fun at yourself a little bit so i can laugh along with you. great poem!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/21/2023 7:07:00 PM

Yup. I sure am poking fun at myself. Thanks, ilene.

John Lawless

Date: 9/21/2023 6:43:00 AM

remember the "good old days" when "shrinkage" was a dirty word...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/21/2023 7:07:00 PM

Ha, ha! Now 'shrinkage' is merely a 'nasty word.'

Vickey Rhymer

Date: 9/20/2023 8:29:00 PM

Look up insulin resistance.Also G.W. a significant loss of height could be due to osteoporosis.Want to see a differant take on that go to German new medicine A to Z.Then tap osteoporosis.Never give up my friend.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/21/2023 7:08:00 PM

Oh, I was on top of this long ago. No help there for what I've got... Thanks anyway for the caring suggestions, Vickey! Appreciated. ~ Gershon

Shirley Hawkins

Date: 9/20/2023 8:07:00 PM

An interesting write. do you have curvature of the spine? Gershon or osteoporosis, this has caused me to shrink three inches which I can ill afford and as I do not move as fast as I would like to the weight gain seems unavoidable. Take care, Shirley.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/20/2023 8:25:00 PM

Yes I have lordosis and kyphosis, both genetic. As for weight gain, it's soooooo frustrating. I eat like a bird. (And I don't mean a vulture either. Oh, well...). Complain, complain. Who wants to hear it? -- Nobody!