Time takes its toll

then leaves them there

their vigor gone

it isn't fair

knees and legs go

along with hair

too old to live

too old to care

 

Shortness of breath

pacemaker repair

old men may rage

curse wear and tear

they're put away

then at walls they stare

too old to live

too old to care

 

Sit in the lobby

sleep in the chair

roll down the hall

tiny rooms they share

nurses and needles

all they can bear

too old to live

too old to care

 

Eat with a spoon

starvation fare

can't remember who

or what or where

for this lonely life

they did not prepare

too old to live

too old to care.