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Gettin' Old, Wrinkled and Crazy
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Gettin' Old, Wrinkled and Crazy |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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I'm getting old wrinkled and crazy can't do anything about the getting old and wrinkled but I'm trying very, very hard to stay sane 'course some of my closest friends are crazy maybe it isn't so bad after all still, old age is a minefield of things you want to do but can't your physical body has left you replaced by one you'd rather not look at or deal with but you have no choice can't do much about that problem but you can ward off mental ineptitude that's my thing keeping the mind busy is a must absofrickinlutely I will stave off that nameless dark trying to enshroud me fight the dying brain cells never hold up the white flag never give up and just sit by the window and stare out and lose myself to the futility of it all I've life left to live and I'll live it until I cannot comme ci, comme ça ©June 30, 2015 / Jerry at Bolton ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Go Jerry!! Your badass attitude you had when you were young is serving you well now. Yes sir! kick old age's ass. You inspire me. ~L |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Ahhh . . . Lori, you made my day . . . Oh! Did you realize I stole "absofrickinlutely" from you? Yep, I still have a smidgen of that badass attitude left, my dear friend. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Ticklefingers Senior Member Posts 710 Louisiana |
If you don't immediately 'cease and desist' writing poetry about me, I'll take you to responsibility! Furthermore Mr. JerryPat, your usage of "absofrickinlutely" was nothing short of encroachment! I was 'locked & loaded' (maybe more loaded than locked, though I have been locked after being loaded  ) to switch my username to that and now to learn that you've been conspiring with Miss Lori all along is just about more abuse than a man should stand for!Okay, I said it and I feel better. So, other than that diatribe, how ya doin' friend? This was a great introspective JerryPat. When I checked this out: quote:...I thought it ironic that the very thing exists when young, at a part of your youth anyway. The 'middle-ground' was kind of busy for me with bringing up children and all that goes with it, but through it all, you've called every shot without a single 'Maggies Drawers''! Great insights and great poetry! 88's pal  She told me "play one for your supper Danny and maybe you'll get breakfast". |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
quote: Everything is kinda in standstill for me, gray days, rainy, day in and day out. Thank you for sure. Oh! I haven't been been conspiring with Miss Lori. I just ripped her word off . . . ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
Well there is an alternative but it’s not a palatable one is it? From time to time you get a guy from the media asking a 106 yr old man “And how’s life for you in your old age sir”? “Mustn’t grumble, after I get my nappy changed at night, Nurse Jenkins reads me a fairy story before the knock me out” Live only has any value when you have enough facilities to get some enjoyment from it, after that it’s a millstone. Keep in there slugging friend. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yep, the alternative doesn't set well with me, Cari, although I have to admit that it serves its purpose. I never want to be that 106-year-old man being interviewed, unless the interviewer is a busty blond, (don't care if they're store bought) and won't get all huffy when I accidentally brush against them. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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rainyday Member Posts 304 Heartland USA |
JP, Oh..yes..those dreaded wrinkles, but I will Never do plastic surgery, just have to accept them as they come. I especially liked these lines.. 'I will stave off that nameless dark trying to enshroud me fight the dying brain cells never hold up the white flag never give up' you give me hope to fight the good fight. rainy |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Plastic surgery, phooey! Go out the way you came in . . . Naturally. Thank you, rainy, I'm so happy to hear that I said words that gave you a reason "to fight the good fight." That's all we can do, really! ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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DaysofView Member
since 2014-04-01
Posts 433Just A Slice Of The Pie |
Some of my closest friends are crazy too Jerrypat2. I think everyone has crazy friends! Don't feel bad about wrinkles though unless you have one that can hide a lunchbox! It was just a thought which made them run. It was just an act that killed them. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hah! I know you're right, DB, thanks for stopping by. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
I feel the same about a lot of things you said, Jerry.. I think of "Truckin'" sometimes, and the line "Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it's been." I'm just an old Dead Head, I guess. enjoyed the poem. "Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance." |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Naw, you're no old Dead Head, Ice. I read your poetry . . . I sees things . . . Heh.Heh ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Ha, Ha! Been there, still doing that, my friend... nailed it! j. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hah! And in a way, Jimmy, I am really relishing this, the last stages of my life. I can still do certain things I never thought possible for a soon-to-be seventy-seven old man. You betcha I'm loving it. Thank you for dropping by . . . ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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