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75 PERCENT---a poem by O.L. Buzzerd

 

At my old age

I am operating

at about 75%

most of the time

 

some days

it drops down to 50

 

there are days when

it's just a struggle

to walk or move

inertia is my style

 

sore and stiff

is the best description

 

everything hurts

the old legs done give out

pain is more common

than not

 

the knees pop

the back aches

arthritis works its way around

pickin out the joints

it wants to occupy for the day

 

it don't pay to get old

but even 50% of livin'

is better than zero

at that point you're deceased

 

the only good thing about zero is

when ya get down to zero

nothin' hurts anymore.

 

 

-O.L. Buzzerd

(Treadin' Water)

 

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keith jeffries

Tue 4th Aug 2020 13:12

d.k.,

A lament to growing old which so many of us will join with you. Your symptoms are universal but you describe them well. Have you reached the walking stick stage yet.

Good poem

Keith

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