Age old lament

My eyesight is going

Don’t know where it’s gone

I guess that’s just another loss

I’m going to have to mourn

Lost my waist a long time ago

Sometime after having kids

What else is missing now?

I’m going to really have to think!

That’s right: my memory is on the blink!

Guess I’ll never be the same but

Some things have really improved!

I suppose I must explain! Now:

I don’t give a damn about my ears

Let them stick out all they want

Yes: my hair is going grey but

There are dyes to handle that!

Okay: I really hate this spare tyre

Hanging around my tubby waist

Can’t use it on my car: it’s stuck

Could maybe use it to roll around for fun?

Same with these “Tuck shop lady arms”

They’re certainly not good luck charms!

I don’t feel the cold in winter time

My mental-pause & hot flushes

Keep me warm & cosy all the time

I know I’ve let myself go over the years

But is it really worth crying all these tears?

My legs are like a mass of wobbling jelly

Same with this silly old rounded belly

Cellulite seems to be my curse: need help

Could probably shift it with a massive purse

But that’s not the way for me

I’m a stubborn old Ram you see

I’m going to join the gym because

I feel its sink or swim for me

I thank God there is a swimming pool

Just up the road in Cambrai

I asked the Lord to help me find myself

He answers prayers you see!

So it’s off to the local swimming pool

As many times a week I can and

Off to that little gym I’ve joined

Just up the road as well: I am determined

To fight back & reclaim myself again!