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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!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 11/23/2020 9:48:00 AM
excellent work great choice of words.
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Jack Ellison
Date: 11/24/2020 5:42:00 AM
Thank you oh so much for your very kind words my dear Aamena! XOX
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
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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
Date: 8/10/2012 8:50:00 AM
A comical way to look at the cycle of life.
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Jack Ellison
Date: 8/10/2012 9:04:00 AM
Thank you Willie! Glad it gave you a chuckle... cheers, Jack

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