'It's Called Getting Older'

I am starting to go gray
And I am not yet 28
But I will be in a couple of days
What say you to that? What say you?

I have started wearing glasses more frequently
Apparently they help me see
At times when I drive at night I can’t read the signs
The words are blurry
I thought I’d be at least thirty
But a new prescription of 50 mgs of sertraline
Helps me cope so wonderfully

I am swimming in circles wondering if I’m ever gonna sink
Take me back to where I was before thinking about what life and death all mean

I have got bad knees and a pain in my back
And I’m terrified of getting cancer
My elders laugh as I complain and say, “It’s called getting older”
Well of course that’s true but it doesn’t negate
The pains with which I’m dealing
Are we all treading water just waiting for the day when death brings healing?

Bad Naps,