Trying to put a meal on the table
In less than thirty minutes
My back hurts
The right eye twitches
Sign of a headache coming on
Just another day in the life
Of a seventy-one year old
Acting like he was sixty
Or maybe fifty
Who cares what I act like
As long as supper is
Ready on time
While peeling the carrots
I remember the woman
Somewhere in her thirties
Beautiful, sexy, with
Hair I could weep in
Images of a romp
Dance through the brain
That’s all it is
A brain dance
Lollipops for seniors
My back hurts
Gotta get supper ready