Tattered Too

Tattered,

worn not just around the edges,

frayed,

mature and past her prime,

yet still holding on

and looking good

in the right kinda light.

Unsolicited Advice #8 - Bluff

More unsolicited advice 

to those still green behind their ears:

Beware! 

The elder you might be talking with

may be bluffing!

SHe may not have the foggiest notion

about who you are! 

Alzheimer's, Dementia, Senior Moments,

they are all too real.

As things are looking now

you too may be affected, eventually.

So, stay kind,

cultivate patience,

fall back on laughter,

but keep it real.

Tattered around the edges

no longer fresh and young,

but not yet ready to fall off

- the face of the earth.

About how I feel.