Getting Old
I have to admit that getting old is more fun than I thought it would be.
Developing more wrinkles, especially on my forehead, losing most
of my sex drive, much of my hair, requiring more dental work, often
feeling tired and worn out, having aches and pains, and waking up
3 or 4 times during the night needing to pee.
And did I mention how much fun it is to feel scared in public that I might
get bitten by a rabid dog, hit by a car while crossing the street, or have
someone sneak up behind me who thinks I was their third-grade teacher
who often embarrassed them in front of the class, and wanting to get
revenge they decide to conk me over the head with a hammer.
I wouldn’t miss getting old for the world, and I only hope you’ll enjoy it
as much as I do-- that is, if you live long enough.
Jeffrey Zable
Jeffrey Zable is a teacher and conga drummer who plays Afro-Cuban folkloric music
for dance classes and Rumbas around the San Francisco Bay Area. His poetry, fiction,
and non-fiction have appeared in hundreds of literary magazines and anthologies.
Recent writing in Ariel Chart, Hypnopomp, Ink In Thirds, Tigershark, The Stray Branch,
Pensive Stories, Third Wednesday, Brushfire, Smoky Blue, Greensilk, Corvus, and many others
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