A bypass ticket online

Poem by Patricia Peters

Failing sight, loss of hearing,
Sleepless night, muddled thinking

Pad for leaks, dressings for ulcers
And painful feet which can’t be mended.

You don’t think about getting old.
It won’t happen to you, not yet.

Not yet, and when it does you think
That you will go there gracefully.

With dignity and with all your
Various parts well working.

Good luck my friend. Only a few
Have managed to achieve this goal.

Mostly this old age blunders in
Suddenly and with no warning.

Dragging you and others down to
The valley beside your mountain.

There in the place of no-return
You might linger, even flounder

For an uncomfortable time.
Held in suspension by the nurse.

Who states your life has a value
Or a child who persuades you of

Your function in the family.
Or suddenly, your friends need you.

For those not interested in deep valley life
There should be a bypass ticket online.

Allowing them to leave with Grace
Before they turn into beings

They would not like to become.

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