He won’t give in to the
Pains of aging
Arthrosis countered with
Stainless steel pins and
Porcelain joints to his hips
Mr T calls the age when
One turns into a
Dumping place of steel.
He is reborn a few times
And step by step his
Self-confidence rises
Praising his surgeon with
A contemp integrated portrait
Her angelic face radiating
From within.
He’ll be again flexible and
He started Nordic Walking
Built up his walks
Planned around the
Viennese Woods
Looking out for new challenges
In the world of wanderers.
Damned! The needle pricks
In his knee he tries to ignore
At first
But soon the pain can no
Longer be contained with
Pills of Mefenabene 500
And Dr L must apply an
Injection into the knee joint.
He has feared his ailing knee
For some time now
To give up on its services
To him.
Now he moves on flat ground
Just to keep going
But he won’t give in.
zoltanzelan ZJG-POetry’18.