This Feeble Body:

How cruel can time be- to steal my blindness away from me

Give more marrow to my hollow rigid bones- rewind the osteo

To fill the gaps in my gums with genuine teeth- so I can again eat what made them weak

Tightens my skin & restores the vanity to look good for women naturally

To strengthen my muscles so I can boast how fast I can run or jump a fence or up a rope

To empower my voice confidence with a choice

To bring my mind back to when it was reliable- and not the downfall that brought me to a folk home

That my body’s no longer cold I can rely on myself for a little time more

And that my eyes can see what evil has to offer- the wrongs I did & to correct, I didn’t bother

Being old & wise comes from being young & stupid- but time uses memories to make the past elusive

Can’t escape the hands of fate- the shadows of time still dance in my mind

How I wish I could be young again one more time- but as the seasons change- so does everything else

I feel the weakness again in spite of myself

I can’t change the course of history- my time has come for the kingdom of misery

For it’s all in my mind in this feeble body

My hair never darkened in shade- it’s still the same silver grey

My bones are still brittle I move in my pain

Time hasn’t been kind this day- it’s taken my eyes from me- once brown now the color of haze

My voice has weakened in age- the power it had is now nothing but a phase

My teeth have rotted away- my only company’s the lord, my shadow & the rain

My vanity has long gone with my strength- this chair and its wheels to wherever are my only travel length

Nothing now is the same- all I’ve become is a relic in these days

My heart beats slower now- time has put the shoe on the other foot again