Not the men I used to be By aldo kraas, www.PoetryPoem.com/poet11586 Unlock all Features - Upgrade to Poetry Prime
I am not the men I used to be
Anymore
I had a good job
And made lots of many in the past
Today I live on odsp cheques
I don't have much money
I am always running out off it
Today I live on bagels and apples
It is not much for breakfast
Because I even get hungry after eating that
I am not the men I used to be anymore
Today I suffer from depression and diabetes
My diabetes is under control
My depression is also under control
I am not he men I used to be
I gave up fighting
Because it didn't do me any good
I am not he men I used to be
Today I have a lot more friends than yesterday
Today I get along with people very well
I don't sleep very much anymore
I know I should sleep more often
I have no television to watch
I don't care for it anymore
Because there is only violence on tv
And I find it disturbing
I used to read books a lot
My eye sight is no good anymore
I need glasses now to read
I feel tired during the day
And I sleep during the day
I don ‘t eat too much anymore
I reduced the amount of food I eat
And I am much skinner now
I feel full after eating a smaller meal
I am not the men I used to be
Always complaining about things
Like there is never enough sun during the winter months
Because it is always cloudy
I find it so depressing
And the days are shorter during the winter
And it gets darker early
That is something that I hate
The squirrels are already preparing for the winter
I see them when I walk outside
They eat their nuts
They also like to eat the flower bulbs
I have feelings
My feelings change all the time
I want to give a good appearance
When I dress
So people can see that I can look good
I hate to say good bye to summer
Even though I love it so much
Summer can be very hot and humid
I feel sad when winter comes
There is not much to do in the winter for me
If I had the money I would move to another country
Where is warmer in a heart beat
But I am afraid I don't have that
I am just dreaming
My passport expired already
Not the men I used to be
Before I used to live in total isolation
Now I have friends
And I know that my friends will always take care for me
Not the men I used to be
I had not written my will yet
If I die can you please take care of my will
I no I need to write it because anything could happened to me at any time
You know I not young
Even though I still have a life to live every single day
Friends you know I need to pay my debts to God
I already owed God a lot of money
To be honest I am always running out of money
And I am always broke
There are things I am wanting to do but the money is the problem
The men I used to be
Living in America
A country that is free from wars
A country that have so many refuge
Because we welcome them here
And they are a part of this country called America
And in America we are united as one
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