Not When I'd Lost a Step or Two
Not when I started to show it
not when I’d lost a step or two
Not when my memory would lapse
not when my waistline grew
Not when others began to snicker
not when my bladder started to flicker
Not when I had more hair on my hands than on my head
not when I’d get sick and wish I were dead
Not when all these things happened to me
did I ever attribute them to age
Teachers told me I’d grow wiser with each passing year
Hmm. I must have already passed that phase
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