The Old Man
One day I
noticed an old man Walking
and humming
a song. Stopping
I said, "excuse me
sir, may I ask,
how have
you lived so long?"
He then turned off his
radio, touching his old
chin for a bit. He said,"ok I'll
tell you friend About my life
style this is it." I always have me
some whiskey Before bed and
x when I get up. Smok-
x ing four packs of
x cigs a day, I also put
x gin in my coffee cup
x I can't say I exercise
x I'll not walk if
x I have a car. I
x lay and watch tv
x all day and all
x night, I hang out
at a bar! I was surprised and told him so
“That's not how I thought it would be,
may I ask how old are you now?”
He said, “Oh, I'm thirty three!”
Copyright © Pat Adams | Year Posted 2019
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