Old Age Alphabet

Old Age Alphabet

* 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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