My Get Up

MY GET UP DOESN’T WORK VERY WELL
IT HURTS NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY
MY BACK SCREAMS AND MY LEGS ACHE
ALL I WANT TO DO IS SOB AND CRY

GETTING UP OFF THE FLOOR IS SO HARD
IT MAKES ME NEVER WANT TO GET DOWN
MY KNEES WILL POP, I NEED SOME HELP
AND ON MY FACE YOU WILL SEE A FROWN

IT’S SAD WHEN YOUR MIND TELLS YOU
THAT YOU CAN DO THINGS AS ONCE BEFORE
BUT WHEN YOU TRY AND HURT YOURSELF
YOU REALIZE YOU CAN’T DO IT ANYMORE

YOU MAY HAVE THE MIND OF A CHILD
THINK YOU CAN STILL RUN, JUMP AND PLAY
AND WHEN YOU TRY TO OBEY YOUR MIND
YOUR BODY SHOUTS, “THERE AIN’T NO WAY!”

THEY SAY GETTING OLD IS NOT FOR SISSIES
AND I MOST DEFINITELY HAVE TO AGREE
AS I DEJECTEDLY RELAX IN MY RECLINER
AND RUB PAIN KILLER ALL OVER MY KNEES!

Tuesday, June 21, 2022