Seniors New Alphabet

A is for apple, and B is for boat,

That used to be right, but now it won’t float! Age before beauty is what we once said,But let’s be a bit more realistic instead.

D is for dental decay and decline,

E is for eyesight, can’t read that top line!

F is for farting and fluid retention,

G is for gut droop, which I’d rather not mention.

H high blood pressure–I’d rather it low;

I for incisions with scars you can show.

J is for joints, out of socket, won’t mend,

K is for knees that crack when they bend. 

L ‘s for libido, what happened to sex? 

M is for memory, I forget what comes next. 

N is neuralgia, in nerves way down low;

O is for osteo, bones that don’t grow!

P for prescriptions, I have quite a few, just give me a pill and I’ll be good as new!

Q is for queasy, is it fatal or flu?

R is for reflux, one meal turns to two.

S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears,

T is for Tinnitus; bells in my ears!

U is for urinary; troubles with flow;

V for vertigo, that’s ‘dizzy,’ you know..

W for worry, now what’s going ’round?

X is for X ray, and what might be found. 

Yfor another year I’m left here behind,

Z is for zest I still have– in my mind!

I’ve survived all the symptoms, my body’s deployed,And I’m keeping twenty-six doctors fully employed!

HAVE A GREAT DAY !