Warning Signs

Some people seem to have trouble
Admitting they're getting old
So I'll list a few warning signs
And you won't have to be told

When your arm gets too short
To read your favorite magazine
It probably means it's time
For your Optometrist to be seen

Or if you're ever needing help
To chomp down on that beef
A Dentist might be required
Invest in those false teeth

If all your friends keep complaining
"What's that confounded whistling sound?"
Well, that can only mean one thing
Turn your hearing aid down

You're driving down the road
While fiddling with the seat buckles
And there's horns blowing everywhere
All they see is blue hair and knuckles

When you resort to counting your medicine
You're too proud to use the M thru S pill holder
Is proabaly a sure sign
That you just might be getting older

But the surest sign of all
That I've ever heard said
Is when you go to bed alive
But you wake up dead
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Taylor Avatar
April 11, 2010 at 7:32 AM
That can be fatal!
Orschell Avatar
April 10, 2010 at 8:12 PM
For it kinda being a serious topic, you made it hilarious. I love it. - Destiny
Roberts Avatar
April 10, 2010 at 10:35 AM
good one, love the ending
M Avatar
April 10, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Hee hee hee hee, long cackle
Green Avatar
April 10, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Died in denial! LOL- This was great Larry, funny as all get out. "All they see is blue hair and knuckles", LOVE IT!
Culverhouse Avatar
April 10, 2010 at 9:20 AM
it is too late then...you died in denial.
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