Covid has aged me ten years.

(Michael H. Lester and GenieNakano, a tanka response) Micheal is in black print~~ Genie is in Purple and italic) a tongue in cheek but true Tanka Series
the old skin
a patchwork of spots
and strange bumps
dry as the desert
wind-worn sands of time
bags baggage
and budding wrinkles
yet I feel
thirty five inside
mirrors tell cruel lies
remember
when we were thirteen
the blood flowed
to our tender parts
that now sag and droop
my doctor orders
“use it or lose it”
I asked my
my lover for help
gone those quickie days
I recall
the verve of my youth
as I trudge
up the seven steps
to the old folks home
at the airport
my hip replacement
triggers off alarms
so much attention
for all the wrong reasons
those days
when I got second looks
now long gone
even…
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Thanks Chris. I appreciate your comments.
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Love the blending of poetry.
Christine C
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