Who are the grey strangers in the mirrors?
What planet are they from?
The Planet Old Age
Where teeth fall out,bifocals enter in,
Hormones come in plastic patches and words dissolve
Here puberty and menopause confront each other in horrified disbelief
This Planet Old Age full of trapped adolescent storms
Where bravery arises out of nothing to lose
Sex becomes slow and careful
Germaine Greer is a comfortable cardigan
Joanna Lumley is an effort no longer worth making
Friday, 23 January 2009
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