i know what it's like to be old.
and it scares me.

i say this because
when i'm walking around
with my sassy cane
thinking i'm flying down the aisles
i'll look back and realize there are
people behind me
trying to get past
all annoyed that i'm going too slow
and keeping them from their appointed mission

what must it be like to have your body fail?
where you can't go faster?
you can't make your body work?
you can't get out of bed
or lift yourself out of the tub?