Our Body Can Change Our Attitude Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

Buddha, you are right, when you were confused,
Diseases and Old age are not fun to delight,
To the ones who have exposed their nerves,
to all worldly pleasures to seek and experiment,
I have seen a few cycling in nineties,
Winking at the young human to ridicule,
Breathing the fresh air and drinking the clean water,
Wearing the glorious smile on the face and the hip,
Life is too simple to live, entertain and enjoy,
The aging body aches to deteriorate in grace,
The aging is fun, when surrounded with kith and kin,
When the body is neutralized and no more desires,
The whole world looks clear to the eyes removed of cataracts,
Buddha, old age is cruel and unavoidable,
We have to go through keeping our necks bent,
We are humbled and born again as the children,
When the weakening body made it possible,
The scrolls are kept to display and left to live on our own.