Goldfinch60

Sorry I Am Alive.

Yes I am getting old!

And am told that I am to blame!

The Health service problem is all my fault!

The doctors are managing to postpone my death,

But I don’t go to the doctors often,

Maybe two or three times a year.

 

For all my working life I have paid without fail,

I have contributed to the nation

Through taxes and insurance.

For forty six years money went to the government

So that I could be repaid when retired,

And expect help when ill.

 

I paid into a pension as well

So that I wouldn’t be a drag on society.

I’ve done my bit.

Now that I am retired I still pay tax.

On the pensions for which I paid,

And yet I am being blamed for the lack of funds.

 

We are told that the aging population

Is causing all the financial trouble

In the Health Service.

I am sorry that I am aging,

Do you want me to die

As soon as I stop working?

 

But I don’t go to the hospital

If I have a cold or flu!

I don’t roll into hospital

Drunk on a Friday or Saturday night!

I don’t go to hospital

If I can’t get an immediate GP appointment.

 

So I am sorry if my aging body and mind

Are thought to be the problem;

But I have played my part,

I have paid my dues.

But I am lucky and hope to live for much longer,

And not be a drag on society.