Love Never Grows Old
Tell me, are my eyes still blue?
My hair is gray, just like you.
Do my lips still taste the same?
Despite all the aches and pains,
I still love you like I always did.
I have loved you since we were kids.
My skin is dry and wrinkled.
I have problems when I tinkle.
Liver spots are now quite common.
My favorite food is now Top Ramon.
I have to take my time when I walk.
My legs look like 2 pieces of chalk.
Yet, my heart is still aflame.
Just the mention of your name
can get my heart to flutter.
You excite me like no other.
Many seasons have come and gone.
If I had known I’d live so long,
I would have kept in better shape.
That way, I could still have my cake.
But, never cake without the frosting.
I know how much it is costing.
For you are the frosting on my cake.
You have been since the very first date.
I have grown old but, I don’t feel blue.
Why?—– Because I still have you.
———————————R. W. Johnson—–(2015)