I slipped yesterday and fell on the ice
Luckily on a well padded area
On me, not the ice
But the point is, it hurt like hell
I mean, really, I’ve fallen lots of time
When I drank it was a regular pastime
I think the ground was a lot closer then
Or maybe the floor was softer
Or my head harder
I didn’t even have the extra padding back then
But I don’t remember falling to have been so painful
Or being so damned sore afterward
So someone has done something rude
To change the whole falling down thing
It used to be a laughable offense
Now it’s become lethal
It’s bad enough that the liver gives out
Not long after the hangovers became too much
But now I have to add a sore ass
To my many complaints about aging
It just isn’t right, you know
But then ….what is