Life BEGINS at 40?????

Life begins at Forty?, WHO the flaming hell said that?.

If I find out who said it, I'll kick their ruddy Cat,

HAa, life begins at Forty, that really is a Joke,

the only person who'd say that, is a rich single Bloke.



Now I'm JUST over Forty and I'm falling to bits,

but the thing that upsets me most , I've lost my God-dam Tits,

They used to be small, the nipples pointed to my nose,

NOW the flaming nipples are pointing to my Toes,

What about my buttocks? they've gone funny too,

Instead of being round like 0, they've drooped into a U,

A HAAA the belly, thata a sight to behold,

Its like a ruddy street map, worn on every Fold.



W-E-L-LLLL your OVER Forty I though looking at my face,

I looked again and thought "MY GOD even THATS a disgrace,

Around my eyes Crows feet, NO I think I've the FLOCK,

and around my mouth theres more lines then numbers on a Clock,

I've done Keep Fit, tried every diet made since '58,

Time to PACK them up now, 'cause I've passed my sell-by Date.



Yes life DOES begin at Forty, if you've got lots of Dough,

to pay for all the nicks and tucks with seams that do not Show,

HA,ha, Life begins at Forty? shoot that stupid Fibber,

that comment was never made by a Women's Libber........  

Author's Notes/Comments: 

this is about reaching a certain age and being a Woman .. Wrote it afer a friend complained about how hard she found it to keep her body firm ..

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Gary Mills's picture

I hate to differ...lol..and although the equipment wears a bit, vision for one, Life really did begin there for me, I now have more courage and self confidence than I did at twenty, and even thirty, but as to the poem..BRAVO...and if you really wanna see something tragic...look DOWN into a mirror..everything is gravity bound.

Rod C. Stryker's picture

Barbie,

This is very funny!...very well written. I have about 4 years to go before the big 40. I'm already noticing "the flock." My sell-by date is quickly approaching ;)

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phil-carcione@attbi.com

Great poem! I love your sense of humor. Don't ever lose it.

Nicolette Van der Walt's picture

Hi Barbie
I realy enjoyed the tongue-in-the-cheeck approach to life begins at 40 - having passed that magical age myself! If only we could have the knowledge of 40 years when we were still young and fair...keep up the good work!
Nicolette