the old man
always called him
my old man
sadly
now he
really is
an old man
lost his bark
lost his bite
shell of himself
hey, it happens
bad knee bad hip
too much time
working on a ship
if you’re lucky
you get that age
at least
they say
you’re lucky
De Gaulle said
old age
is a shipwreck
on the beach
on the rocks
on borrowed time
die young
as old as you can