Saturday, April 14, 2012

Why Oh Why Oh


At first I asked myself why oh why Ms. Matlock had to give us the words why oh why oh why for a prompt, but I've since come to grips with it. Below you will find 100 words plus the prompt (in red, as always).

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Why Oh Why Oh
(Me Oh My Oh)

©2012 Susan Noyes Anderson


Why oh why oh why oh why
must age make bodies go awry?

Me oh my oh me oh my.
The cure’s extreme: Ya gotta die.

Don’t wanna go there; so I’ll vent.
These are the things I most lament:

My waist is thick; my hair is thin.
The desert’s moister than my skin.
My eyelids droop; my lips are gone.
My wrinkles wrinkle on and on.
My joints get sore; my muscles ache.
Too many pills I have to take.
My memory is fading fast,
forgetting things from first to last.

Why must this body go amiss?
(Wait! Didn’t I just ask you this??)

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I still have a full deck; I just shuffle a little slower now.
(And sometimes, I drop the cards.)

By the time you're my age, you've learned everything.
You just can't remember it!

;)

25 comments:

yaya said...

My oh my..you must have been following me around and hanging around my bathroom mirror too. Thanks for writing a poem that's just about me...unfortunately I won't remember it by tomorrow...sigh

Grandma Honey said...

You definitely have a full deck. No one could write like you if they didn't.

I can relate very well to this post. Much more than I would like. Especially the disappearing lips. I'm really noticing that about myself lately. :(

Brian Miller said...

haha..yeah it does that...its too bad by the time we know what we got our bodies are heading the wrong direction you know...smils...

Dreaming said...

Oh my oh my oh my oh my! I LOVE it! I'm there! Shuffling.... when I walk, too!

Laurel's Quill said...

very cute. I ask myself the same questions every morning.

Nonna said...

Oh, my...a delightful, brilliant offering and so very true.. Love it !!!

karen said...

Why oh why oh why do I have to relate to this poem so much! Good work, Sue! Made me laugh out loud - misery just LOVES company!

karen said...

Hahaha! And typically, I forgot to say the one thing I wanted to. I heard a funny saying the other day that applies: We'll be friends until we're old and senile. Then we'll be new friends!
Seems I'm on my way that direction...

Joyful Noise said...

Thank you! Brightened my day! Wish I didn't understand!

Unknown said...

I am living this poem.

21 Wits said...

Oh you are such a good poet, and writer, it just makes me happy to visit! I was a bit oddly silly with mine, and had to be too because today I've been married 27 years to hubby #2....so yeah, funny and happy is so welcomed today!

Judie said...

Good one, Sue!!! I can sooooo relate to this!!!

Stef said...

You are amazing. I am seriously amazed at how much work you are able to put out in a week. Wow!

Terra said...

Sue, I smiled my way through this because sadly I can relate to most of it! ARGH. I am going to link up tomorrow, I miss Saturday Centus and I am going to try to roll it back into my life!

Anonymous said...

Nice laugh!

Cheryl said...

Fun, fun, fun!

Viki said...

This was so cute. Sounds exactly like something Maxine would say and so true LOL. Your music was fabulous.

momto8 said...

This is what i think when I look in the mirror!!
are you picked up what I 'm layen down?!

Karen Mortensen said...

That was totally awesome. Thanks for the smile.

Sreeja said...

its a good one....but I am sure our soul and spirit are always young and imperishable... believe in it...you are so good....

BECKY said...

Boy, you just described me! Have you been secretly watching me...thru the internet?? Scary! :)

alpinekleins said...

Hhhheee heehee! I love this - if we can't make fun of these aging bodies - and share the sympathy all around - what else would we do . . . just die . . .

Loves!!

Kristin

Bargain Decorating with Laurie said...

Well done! Yes, MY body has gone awry, and you described my view in the mirror perfectly. Gave me some smiles (which gives me a few more wrinkles, but worth it). laurie @ http://dealingwithmyinnercritic.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

Why oh why oh why
Do we age and die on earth
I can't remember
/
Great write

Jenny said...

Oh ... gasp!

You wrote this for me!

How sweet.

I think!

Honestly, was that you following me around?

This was perfect Miss Sue.

Brilliant writing as always.