Old Man

Please don't be fooled because I'm old & bald
Don't think me stupid or unschooled
Although I grow older every day
I'm not going to quietly fade away

Yes it's true they've replaced my hips & knees
And I can't bunjee  jump or climb up trees
But my mental faculties are unimpaired
I still understand 'E=MC2'

Although my energies are fading & my life's clock's ticking down
I'm still happy to laugh & play the clown
A run in the park may have become a zimmered shuffle
But I'm still cool as ice with no feathers to ruffle

And when a beautiful girl walks by
my heart still skips a familiar beat
Oh,How I wish someone would grant me
jet propulsion to these feet !

For a kaleidoscope of endless summer replays in my mind
of the people & places I've left behind
For though their numbers diminish year by year
In my heart & mind they're always here