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Too Young To Get Old

I'm really much too young to get old
Something's drastically out of whack
I'm still this handsome, charismatic stud
Why's this body giving me flack?

A strange lump just formed on my neck
Don't think it was there yesterday
My hair seems a bit thinner and greyer
But I'm still young in all other ways

My body is falling apart, bit by bit
Takes me an hour to put on my pants
I wheeze while watching sports on TV
My wife never asks me to dance

There must be a pill old geezers can take
To slow down this aging tommyrot
I'm not ready yet for an old folks home
Yesterday, I was still pretty hot

This can't be, I'm much too young
To say 'uncle' and throw in the towel
Gonna fight like hell and never give up
If I could only control my bowels!

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Aamena Kazi

Date: 11/23/2020 9:48:00 AM

excellent work great choice of words.

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/24/2020 5:42:00 AM

Thank you oh so much for your very kind words my dear Aamena! XOX

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 5/22/2015 3:53:00 AM

Hilarious one!!!! Keep fighting my dearest friend! You've got a long ways to go. And it's unbelievable the progress you have made thus far! Wow! Always, Laura

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/22/2015 8:22:00 AM

Silly old me!!! I'm a lover, not a fighter but in this case I'm a fighter too!!! YUP! A long way to go... love, Jacko xxx

Willie Wright

Date: 8/10/2012 8:50:00 AM

A comical way to look at the cycle of life.

Jack Ellison
Date: 8/10/2012 9:04:00 AM

Thank you Willie! Glad it gave you a chuckle... cheers, Jack