Elderly

Look at the elderly.

You know what you'll see?

Folks who are getting

new hips and new knees.

You'll see that some of them

are losing their minds.

Many are facing

cruel financial binds.

There's doctor appointments,

and prescription pills.

Rising blood pressure.

Ever rising bills.

You'll see lots of wrinkles.

Waves of sagging skin.

A war against age

which they cannot win.

If these things are a hint

of what we will be,

then I do not wish

to be elderly.