I woke up this morning

My lover he had fled

Lying on his pillow

Was a rose of pure blood red

Oh my handsome stranger

Why did you thus depart

After our night of naughtiness

You really stole my heart

Your eyes lit up with pleasure

When I produced the rope

The handcuffs didn’t faze you

At least that’s what I hope

Perhaps it was the dinner

That I prepared for you

After just one mouthful

You went a funny shade of blue

I just added a few spices

To enhance my home made stew

Some herbs and a clove of garlic

Which didn’t agree with you

You choked and coughed and spluttered

As towards the door you went

Oh no, says I you’re staying

After what I’ve spent

So as the morning brightens

I lie lonely on my bed

And what have I for my efforts

A bloody rose of red.

 

I watch him sleep, so virile, full of life

I am not the ideal woman for his wife

He brings me to heights of passionate joy

He touches me, my beautiful handsome boy

Each caress electrifies my being

I close my eyes, imagine I am seeing

The future, with my lover always there

I know it cannot be. As I lay bare

And naked on this bed, I turn to see

His sex-filled eyes enticing, wanting me

My body opens like a fragrant flower

He loves me, leaves me weak. Now is the hour

He moans, he sighs, he dreams of sex just gone

With moisture from my tears I draw upon

His brow the words I know

My sweet, seductive lover I must go

Time and age combine to make us part

You will always stay within my heart

You see, my age will only bring us only pain

Oh how I wish that I were young again.

 

 

Love is ageless, it doesn’t care

About missing teeth and greying hair

It may take longer to undress and lie back

Bones may creak and joints may crack

Teeth in a jar and wigs on the table

Searching for tablets, reading the label

Hearing aids disconnected, glass eyes taken out

Words of love will be a shout

Joint cream applied to knees and hands

Hair net secured with elastic bands

Trusses stored for another day

Back brace folded and put away

Glasses are left near at hand by the light

In case nature calls in the dead of night

Before Hanky Panky prayers must be said

You just never know when you might wake up dead

Now the time is finally here

“Let’s make love, my Doddering Dear”

 

“It has taken two hours to get ready for bed

Let’s just go to sleep instead.”