Sunday, December 18, 2022

Cousin Arthur – A Pain in the…

You cause me so much pain,

Vile bane of age

And foe of innocence,

You slave me to a curse

Of limitations I can scarce abide.

What once was snap

And quickly cinched

Is now a labor for the young

As I need only wait and watch

As though my hands were tied.

 

At least my mind maintains its bloom,

Though not as quick in raillery,

My inner sage has lost its rage

In favor of profundity.

But Arthur and his cousins foul:

Tendon, Bursa and Fasci,

Along with their accomplices

Breed deep and low and nasty.

 

I yield not to this terrorist

Nor any of his lot,

And if the bane resides in pain,

I’ll take all that he’s got.

 

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