Will He?

Will he love you when your chins grow double?

Teeth fall out? That’s not a trouble

Will he love your ever-growing girth?

Enjoy its bounce, not showing mirth

Will he love your silver halo hair?

Your stubbly chin, like it’s not there?

Will he love your cuddle-chubby arms?

Your padded rump, your pillowed charms?

Ah yes, with age your gifts decrease

What’s hot grows cold and passions cease

And yet, the married long attest

What Time bestows can be Love’s best

Over 50’s Lament

Over 50

Do you fight with a face-cream

That doesn’t transform you?

Do you rake through your hair when it doesn’t perform?

Do your tights not contain all your pillows and bulges?

Are you trying to compete with the Hollywood norm?

Are your face-lines more hound-dog than sexy senora?

Do your thighs wibble wobble when they should stand firm?

Does your neck concertina unless it’s scarf-hidden?

Are you channeling quinoa or maybe wheatgerm?

But hey! Let’s be real as we cross our half-way mark

That’s right, to 100 we’re heading, they say

If this is Day One of our second-half lifetime

Get dancing! Those wibbles look good when they sway!