Time is passing
I am aging
Like an old mattress
Soiled and uncomfortable.
I didn't set goals
Just floated through
School was no good
I just didn't want to.
Never bought a house
Just kept moving
From rental to rental
Dragging my **** with me.
I always worked
But never saved money
Just thought I'd be young forever
It'll work out, whatever.
Now I read emails
Too close to the screen
I never set out
To follow any dream.
I just wanted love
From a lovable person
Someone special
That understands me.
I have superannuation
For when I retire
Keep going to work
Sitting in my office on fire.
I have no intent
I don't remember a thing
Don't ask me to reiterate
I'll get it all wrong.
I got in trouble at work
They said "you're nearly 50"
You have to stop being this way
Have some consideration.
I am self medicated
Losing teeth and motivation
Spending my own time
Doing the same thing.
My wife understands me
But it frustrates her no end
But she too has her foibles
She is my bestest ever friend.
We gamble and drink and swear
Share secrets and make predictions
Make love like teenagers
High five on the little wins.
We have a blended family
But mine is far away
My kids I see when I can
I rent a house so they have somewhere to stay.
I cook Sheppard's pie
Spaghetti bog
Meat n veg
Weetbix.
I fly from the desert to the hills
From the heat to the cold
From the flies to the birds
From her to them.
I smoke and drink and think of her
She's working, so its hard to connect
We talk each night
About what we ate, what we did and how we are.
When I am back in the desert
I smoke and drink and think of them
They're busy with their lives
Getting older and dealing with it.
I miss my worlds when I am away
My home is a place, but hard to say
It's where I rest my weary heart
At the end of the busy day.
So much has happened
And I am still aging
Like an old mattress
Comfortable, warm and familiar.
Mar 28
Mar 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM UTC
Time is passing
I am aging
Like an old mattress
Soiled and uncomfortable.
I didn't set goals
Just floated through
School was no good
I just didn't want to.
Never bought a house
Just kept moving
From rental to rental
Dragging my **** with me.
I always worked
But never saved money
Just thought I'd be young forever
It'll work out, whatever.
Now I read emails
Too close to the screen
I never set out
To follow any dream.
I just wanted love
From a lovable person
Someone special
That understands me.
I have superannuation
For when I retire
Keep going to work
Sitting in my office on fire.
I have no intent
I don't remember a thing
Don't ask me to reiterate
I'll get it all wrong.
I got in trouble at work
They said "you're nearly 50"
You have to stop being this way
Have some consideration.
I am self medicated
Losing teeth and motivation
Spending my own time
Doing the same thing.
My wife understands me
But it frustrates her no end
But she too has her foibles
She is my bestest ever friend.
We gamble and drink and swear
Share secrets and make predictions
Make love like teenagers
High five on the little wins.
We have a blended family
But mine is far away
My kids I see when I can
I rent a house so they have somewhere to stay.
I cook Sheppard's pie
Spaghetti bog
Meat n veg
Weetbix.
I fly from the desert to the hills
From the heat to the cold
From the flies to the birds
From her to them.
I smoke and drink and think of her
She's working, so its hard to connect
We talk each night
About what we ate, what we did and how we are.
When I am back in the desert
I smoke and drink and think of them
They're busy with their lives
Getting older and dealing with it.
I miss my worlds when I am away
My home is a place, but hard to say
It's where I rest my weary heart
At the end of the busy day.
So much has happened
And I am still aging
Like an old mattress
Comfortable, warm and familiar.
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