OLD???

By MommyBear (Candy Desrosiers)

AS I MAKE MY WAY TO THE BATHROOM,

WHEELS CRACKLING ON THE VINYL FLOORING,

LEANING ON THE WALKER, STOPPING MIDWAY TO REST,

TAKING A COUPLE PUFFS FROM MY NEWEST BEST FRIEND,

AND CURSING THE GUY WHO INVENTED STEPS;

I WONDER IF THIS IS WHAT IT ‘S LIKE TO BE OLD.

A FEW HOURS LATER, THE FAMILY IS ALL HERE,

THEY BRING IN THE CAKE, CANDLES ABLAZE,

VOICES IN UNISON, ALL OF GOOD CHEER,

THEY SING THAT SONG-YOU KNOW THE ONE.

THEN THEY ALL SHOUT, "HAPPY FORTY-ONE!"

Copyright ©2003 Candace Desrosiers

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