Life - My Best Is Now Behind Me Now! Poem by Paul Warren

Life - My Best Is Now Behind Me Now!



I wake in the morning
My neck aches
And it takes time to focus
I need to rub my eyes to see
Where’s my glasses?
My best is now behind me now!

I walk to the bathroom
It takes a few steps
But I’m alright now
My aim and flows not great
But what do you do?
My best is now behind me now!

To the kitchen to make my breakfast
Before I can eat
It’s a handful of tablets
Now its microwave milk and weet-bix
Is it really time for work?
My best is now behind me now!

To shower in the bathroom again
I use sensitive liquid soap
And be careful not to slip
For my dry skin its moisturiser
How can my middle be so round?
My best is now behind me now!


To the car for the trip to work
It’s a bit of a struggle
But I’m in the seat and ready to go
Be careful and rely on the camera
Why can’t I see well in reverse?
My best is now behind me now!

I’m at my spot and park the car
To get out of my seat
It seems such a task
Make sure you don’t fall
Why do my ankles ache so much?
My best is now behind me now!

I take my trolley bag to my desk
To turn on the computer
It’s another day at my desk
Make sure you don’t sleep
Is this all there is?
My best is now behind me now!

The day goes so quick
But I’m told that happens now
To meetings are uninteresting to me
Smile and not make comment
When you know it isn’t right?
My best is now behind me now!

Back to my desk to finish the day
Others may think that I don’t know
Some may laugh at what I do
They haven’t seen the forty years
Will they remember what it’s like?
My best is now behind me now!

The trolley bag and back to my car
To drive to home and not to forget
Out of the seatbelt and out I get
The dog is there and is so happy
Have I made it through the day?
My best is now behind me now!

I eat my dinner not too spicy
Then light exercise is the go
Watch some live television
Drift off to nap by 9.30
There is no more or is this true?
My best is now behind me now!

To bed again and read some more
Drift off before the end of the sentence
No more is possible the day has ended
The CPAT machine is needed
Is this all there is?
My best is now behind me now!

© Paul Warren Poetry

Saturday, May 2, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: social comment
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
As you get older things change. A day in the life is the best way to sum this up.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Buried Alive 18 April 2017

It sounds like youve been reading one of my poems very depressing. An incredibly thorough analysis of life turned monotonous with the passage of time but your best poems are still in front of you just like this one!

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