Grow Old Disgracefully

We are all ageing. Can't change it, might as well have fun with it!

I hope I grow old disgracefully

sitting on a young man’s knee

I want to dance upon the table

and wear high heels long as I’m able

when I fancy and have the whim

I’ll throw my arms up high and sing

 

Instead of shopping in the supermarket

I’ll be riding the trolley and wearing the basket

when tired I’ll lay down in the aisle

til you approach then I’ll leap up and smile

put my face in yours and shout ‘Boo’

then run the hell away from you

 

Eavesdropping on conversations I’ll linger

interrupting only to say “Pull my finger”

at funerals I’ll poke folks in the chest

and with a glint in my eye say “You’re next”

oh I can’t wait to misbehave

my way into a ripe old age.

Reviews

[Marquise]

lol, i love the sarcasm, who says growing old has to be boring LOL, just imagine if some older folks did these very things! omg, people wouldn't know what do to or say...

Sitting on a young man�s knee
I want to dance upon the table
And wear high heels long as I am able

Are we talking about those old strippers who don't know when to quit?? lol
very good one, april..

[Murphy]

Smiling here... love your flair... your flamboyant who gives a s**t strut... this is soo you. I love it!

[R J Askew]

You make me smile. And I like the rhyme!

[Kare]

Sooo...here I've been depressed about getting older...and your making it sound like a hoot...maybe I should stop kicking and screaming...
This was such a funny...refreshing write...BRAVO

[Nathan Strange]

I'm (scarily) with Dean on this one!! I can see old auntie Doris dancing around on the dance floor and singing for high heaven like fourteen year old at her first binge! It's not pleasant picturing you as an old granny and this makes the piece extremely humerous lol I think I'll stick with you while you're young but when you get 80 I might move on!! hehe

Great write here

[Deanarrlack]

"Heres to you mrs robinson.." LoL, loved this. Only if I can get the seniors at my work think this way sometimes theyd be alot happier. --Danny

[Butterflymom]

A woman after my own heart!! Enjoyed your poem!

[Nicole Clarice Anna Wie..]

ha.. this is the cutest thing ever and i totally agree.. why not have fun when you grow old.. i would rather be remembered for that than for being an old prude.. haha .. i really enjoyed this,, great write !

ciao

[W Alt. Burns]

ha! yep old folks rule cuz they get to do what they want! good stuff here.

[Karma]

I love this, It makes growing old sound great :o)