Dad is home Dad is old Old and living Old and dying Dying alone Dying free Free to be Free at peace Peace is work Peace is hard Hard to walk Hard to hear Hear the TV Hear the groans Groans of pain Groans of time Time won't stop Time speeds up Up at 6 Up and moving Moving bowels Moving chores Chores don't stop Chores keep strength Strength to move Strength to prove Prove you can Prove you're a man Man must live Man must die Die someway Die someday Someday will come Someday Sister calls Calls about Dad Calls on the phone Phone calls me Phone from Dad Dad eats oatmeal Dad plays poker Poker is fun Poker is life Life is fleeting Life is dying Dying alone Dying at home Home.... Dying....
*My Father will soon be 99 years old. He lives in his home and for the most part takes care of himself. He cooks, cleans, shops, does his chores, and plays poker.*