I’ve O’D’d on Glucosamine Sulphate, so much I’m mentally scarred. It’s escalated now I’m 70… I’ve mainlined on my Senior Railcard… I bow down to the Norse God Voltarol… He eases all my pains… and there’s Deep Heat, Germaloids, even Anusol for the other stresses and strains.
The wondrous Winter Fuel Allowance! That’s what lights our lamp these dark days - ahh, those twilight hours! But after the logs, it’s not Leccy or Gas we crave? No! We buy ***** with ours… the Whisky, Gin, *****, Wine, a drop of Brandy too. It all helps us numb the cold whilst memories of happier times gone by - brighten up this ****** growing old.
Supplements, sterols, statins, aspirin, beta blockers… All the heart meds - life’s a battle. In the 60s it was *** and Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll… Now there’s less *** and a lot more rattle! ****** fails to make it now - “no more”, after the last time - she said! These days the only thing it does is stop me rolling out of bed!
The bus pass lets me roam the world… from John O’Groats to Land’s End. But these days I travel locally Southwick, Lancing, Steyning; oh yeh and a cousin in far Gravesend. Further afield; abroad perhaps? Well no…Back then it was Newhaven for the Continent. But now I’m over 70, well, it’ll just be Worthing for the INCONTINENT!
And… did I say? Not that I was ever in the habit of measuring it you understand - or straightening out the kinks I’m pretty sure that these days - and ’no’ it’s NOT just the cold… but, your once adequate **** - it shrinks!
I'm sorry...Your *******! It ain't so long!
First poem I read in public as a poetry ******... It went well enough for me to decide that I would do it again.