Milepost

Worn dentition,
blurred vision,
and I'm losing strength
and dexterity on my strong side.

Hair gone grey now
almost entirely
and pushing back
revealing deeper
lines, darker circles,
sagging bags.

And as in the case
of lactose, I've lost
my tolerance for
most of the rest of it
and because of that
I'm a whole lot less
pleasant to be around
nowadays