look at me, walking without a limp

when my

knee hurts, the left one in particular,

from 50 years

of sports,

bone on bone

according to my

doctor Jimmy, i try

to fake

the pain, and try to stroll

around as if

i'm still of a younger age.

i still got it.

i'm fine,

i'm not melting or disintegrating

before your

eyes.

no crutch, no walker, no

knee replacement

for me.

see, look at me walk,

look at

the spring in my step

as i grip a shopping cart.

i got this

i tell the world as i fill it

up with prunes

and Ensure,

24 in a box.