Old Age

OLD AGE Do you ever wonder where the years have all gone? The roller coaster ends and you hope to hop back on We are older now and that thrill ride has passed us by Should we cling to our memories or give it one more try? Do we accept the achin' body and shortness of breath? Our personal potholes are harder to miss near death These are the physical demons we all face in our later years Time is short now, being laid up for months is what we fear When we're young, there is time to recover what's gone When we're old, we're hoping to discover another dawn We envy our kids because of their able-bodied youth They care about us dearly, yet deny the senility truth We never realize we're old until sickness or injury It is at that very moment we picture life so vividly The reds are redder, the blues are bluer, no reason to hate Except the darks are now darker as we ponder our fate We now question everything we have been taught Is there a Heaven or Hell or is everyone just as lost? When we get to this place, there really is no answer It doesn't matter if you're dying from old age or cancer The elderly are the new endangered life forms Scientists creating drugs to combat our aging storms We don't need drugs, we just want people to know we're here Quit ignoring your elders, for we'll be the first to God's ear