...this birthday has affected me more than any other...

I once was twenty; I was invincible,
Then I turned thirty; still never knew of death,
Then came forty; somewhere in that ten years I lost dad,
Then on its heels came 50; oh my God, a half century passed,
Now I am about to turn 60; at around 55 my bubble burst.
From then on my life seemed turned towards the worst…

I thought I’d be dead by or even before thirty,
A lot of those drugs I used seemed to be pretty dirty,
With death several times I seemed to have become quite flirty,
How long now will I last,
Will I go when the time comes fast,
Or will I at that time just linger or find myself aghast…

I’m gonna be 60, yes, SIXTY,
Will I see 70 or even 80,
No other birthday affected me like this one does,
I think for this one I will have to find me a buzz…(what else is new...?)
© me – 8/1/14