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I’m 92 – so what?
What do you wear
when you turn 92?
Is old ladies’ purple the color for you?
Must you wear
just only flat ugly shoes
or be careful what kind of jew’lry you choose?
How should one
talk at that ripe old age?
Be childlike or speak like a wise old sage?
Should one sit
with hands folded and quietly act
as though nothing important do you know for a
fact.
Do doctors
advise you of what not to eat -
give pills by the dozen and scold if you cheat?
Drink plenty of
water – that you should know
and exercise daily but keep it real slow?
Take an
afternoon nap, go early to bed?
Read a book or do puzzles they’re good for the
head.
Is it proper to
laugh at improper jokes
or should you be solemn like elderly folks?
Well, little
children, I want you to see
that I don’t intend to be no one but ME!
I’ll wear
dangling earrings but not from my nose.
I’ll even wear jeans or black shiny hose.
I’ll get up and
dance if a partner I find
and I’ll even give folks a piece of my mind.
I’ll say what I
please and may even look
for a boyfriend or two instead of a book.
I’ll stay up
till dawn and sleep when I choose,
throw out the pills and bring out the booze.
I’ll live my
life fully; I’ve earned to be free
So I’ll heartily laugh till I reach 93!
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