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  Dec 2024 Traveler
nivek
cruelty, the worst of the worst
and crueller yet.. its enjoyment.
  Dec 2024 Traveler
ryn
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put us down to slumber’s deep
pay no mind to keepers’ keep
afford no mercy as takers creep
shed not tears for the night’s unsleep

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  Dec 2024 Traveler
Mike Hauser
Not that I feel any younger
But could somebody please check the numbers
It was only yesterday it seems
I was in my mid-twenties

Just when I thought I had a grip on it
Life went and pulled a stunt like this
Slapping old man Father time
Into tailspin way past his prime

As the gray grows, and arthritis take hold
Nothing going on is what I've been told
Have I fallen for vicious, lie after lie
Or a slip of the mind, time after time

Who you trying to kid, kid
Am I even ready for this
What's the ***** nilly deal
As the doctors prescribe yet another pill

I'm sure they must all be doing something
To keep this jalopy body running
That's pretty much all I have to say
Except, wait...I'm 68?!
Turned 68 yesterday and all I did was blink 🤪
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