is that your eyesight goes

which means you don't see all the things

deteriorating around you

you don't see the dirt and dust

the things that need fixing

the cobwebs

 

Another good thing is

you don't hear too good either

which means you don't pick up on

all the ugly things being said on TV 

and you can also use the excuse

I didn't hear you

to get out of work

or out of trouble

 

the next good thing about old age

is that your sense of smell goes

and you can't smell all the bad odors

that come out of people or pets

and you can just ignore the smell

and act like it wasn't you

 

the last good thing about old age

is your mind

which stubbornly hangs on

as it watches the rest of you go downhill

it's the last resort of what was your former self

if it wasn't for it

you would just be a bunch of bones

propped up in a corner

 

with your mind still functioning

they can't pull the plug unless

they sign a statement and

people are reluctant to do that

they don't want the blame or the liability

and that's the best good thing.