Refund, Please

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You can take back my adulthood I don't want it anymore Please rescind responsibilities My (horrific) credit score ... I have no use for maturity Expectations, "Dreams Come True" Accomplishments and wisdom Take back those, (and taxes, too) ... I've no need for graying follicles Creaking bones or RX plans And that horrid label "middle-aged"? FAR more than I can stand ... Loss of teeth and twisted digits Startling bursts of gas, et al Santa bellies, moles and crow's feet They're just killing my morale ... This affliction they call "turkey neck" Double chins and mem'ries, dry (Each time I find myself somewhere I'll be damned if I know why) ... Losing friends because of politics Or who takes the better meds Whose brood is most prolific (Can we do a count of heads?) ... This "senior" thing is for the birds Not worth its weight in gold So I'd like a refund on my age I'm damn SICK of getting old ... Please, I want to be a kid again With no worries, goals, or bills I'd rather be tagged "immature" Than "older than the hills" ... I have studied this "decrepitude" How it's changing me and friends Thus I'm swapping my Life's Story ... I don't like the way it ends.