I'm Too Young to Be Seventy And Other Delusions

As Time Goes By I wake up on Monday,Eat lunch on Wednesday,Go to sleep on Friday,And next thing I know it'sThe middle of next weekAnd I am shaking mothballsOut of the winter clothesI stored for the summerFive minutes ago,Because snowstorms followThe Fourth of JulyFaster than faxes,Faster than e-mail,Faster, maybe, than the speed of light.You want to slow down time?Try root canal.Try an MRI.Try waiting for the report on the biopsy.Or try being a child on a rainy morningWith nothing to do,Wishing away the hours, the days, the years,As if there willAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysBe more. Copyright copy; 2005 by Judith ViorstViorst, Judith is the author of 'I'm Too Young to Be Seventy And Other Delusions', published 2005 under ISBN 9780743267748 and ISBN 0743267745.