Bobby Lee Goosey
Reflections Upon
Turning Ten
Living in a daze, in a daze nowadays,
Living in a double-digit daze.
Thought I’d live forever
In the single-digit phase,
Thought I’d be forever young,
But years and months and days
Have vanished like a moist cold drop
Of mistdrip in the haze.
Since my birthday (now I’m ten)
I’m living in a daze,
Getting old, decrepit, muddled,
Getting older, weak, befuddled,
Just a double-digit widget,
Here I sit and squirm and fidget,
Nine more decades: triple-digit!
Living in a double-digit daze.
