Life at 100

 

When I am 100, and sitting on my rocking chair
I would spring up and start a game of hopscotch

When I am 100, and squinting to see who is seated beside me
I would reach for my copy of The Razor’s Edge and start reading it all over again

When I am 100, and unable to hear damn thing
I would turn on the radio to listen to my Deep Purple collection, at full blast that is

When I am 100, with just a solitary tooth still in place
I would grill the finest prime steak and have it for dinner

When I am 100, when even coffee cannot keep me awake
I will down a double pack of single malt whisky in a single gulp

When I am 100, with not a strand of hair on my head
I will buy a wig, a purple Afro wig, just for the fun of it

When I am 100, and need a walking stick to move around
I will use a nine iron instead and go swinging at the driving range

When I am 100, I will celebrate life for all its worth
Oh heck, why should I wait for another five decades?
Let me start living today, like when I am 100

 - S.T. Arasu