* A for arthritis, * B for bad back, * C is for chest pains. Perhaps cardiac? * D is for dental decay and decline, * E is for eyesight--can't read that top line. * F is for fissures and fluid retention * G is for gas (which I'd rather not mention * H high blood pressure (I'd rather have low) * I is for incisions with scars you can show. * J is for joints, that now fail to flex * L for libido--what happened to s*x? * Wait! I forgot about K! * K is for my knees that crack when they're bent * M is for my memory which ain't worth a cent * N for neurosis, pinched nerves and stiff neck * O is for osteo- and all bones that crack * P for prescriptions, I have quite a few * Give me another pill; I'll be good as new! * Q is for queasiness. Fatal or flu? * R is for reflux--one meal turns into two * S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears * T for tinnitus--I hear bells in my ears * U is for urinary: difficulties with flow * V is for vertigo, that's "dizzy", you know. * W is worry, now what's going 'round? * X is for X ray--and what might be found. * Y for another year I've left behind * Z is for zest that I still have my mind,
I have survived all the symptoms my body's deployed and kept twenty-six doctors gainfully employed!!!
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