An ode for Self and my 40s Friends (nee Teens!)
(With due apologies to the real poets out there!) When hormones and BPs make a call Does friendship go for a stroll? Kitty parties, kids and kitchen Maids, puppies, homework and men Tie it up with anniversaries and weddings Bdays, golf parties, work parties and promotions Parents, arthritis, doctors checkups Boss, deadlines, budget and the alumni curse Aunts uncles getting old As we struggle to make time for them Those childhood memories get slowly lost GTs, selfies, whatsapp, games though manage to rule the frame We still manage to survive the day With a smile, attitude and reserve at play Where Everyday is a new day and and Every pic has a new Wrinkle Those are not worry lines but smile lines No anti wrinkle cream is erasing the experience No doc making us live forever When finally the mood swings stop and Life settles Remember we will be too old to play So let's enjoy the egos and squabbles And let those thyroid, ...