Act your Age

 

I am now eighty; my life should perhaps be sedate
And when I say what I want to do,  my family berate
'Act your age'

I have taken to do many things on the quiet;
If they knew what I get up to, it would cause a riot,
'Act your age'

They do not know I write poetry that is erotic;
They assume my aged brain has become sclerotic
'Act your age'

When it comes to my sex life, they assume it is gone,
Little do they really know how I carry on.
'Act your age'

I know that they really care about my well being,
They tell me how I ought to live, they think I'm agreeing,
'Act your age'

As long as I maintain my health and remain active;
I will continue to do things that I find attractive,
'Act your age'

If I become unwell crippled and infirm
Perhaps I will be forced to accept the term
'Act your age'