My ability to deal with this world Is highly enhanced by the degradation Of my aging eyes Without glasses I can even forgive my own reflected image It is such a privilege to see no evil Hear no evil Speak no evil Know no truth Cheers to my long gone youth My deterioration will be complete Upon decomposition of mind and matter A signed DNR (do not resuscitate) order is tattooed on my chest Every second since I expressed and acted On the desire to end it all To end it all Is a blessed At times cursed Unwanted Improvident Burden of a gift Got PUD (Peptic Ulcers Disease) Got DVT (Deep Venous Thrombosis) This world is cancer No ROS (Review of Systems) No ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) Can be the answer Got PUD (Peptic Ulcers Disease) Got DVT (Deep Venous Thrombosis) This world is cancer No ROS (Review of Systems) No ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) Can be the answer Hypertension Pulmonary Total Abdominal Hysterectomy Got PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) Got IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Condition Terminal No THR (Total Hip Replacement) No XRT (External Radiotherapy) Can make it reversible Hypertension Pulmonary No No No No PV (Per Vaginal) No PR (Per Rectum) procedures are necessary No IV (Intravenous) No IM (intramuscular) Make it less scary Hypertension Pulmonary The noise this world makes The lies people spread Are muffled severely by my damaged ears Enjoy the silence This confounding offering Of a failing sensory system Dimming as we age As we age Dimming as we age