HUMOR

Old Age Stinks

Sheri Jacobs
Blue Insights
Published in
3 min readApr 12, 2023

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And stings!

A funny poem about old age and couplehood.
Life at 90 — don’t get us started! (Image created by author)

Sixty years of marital bliss
six decades since their first kiss
Helen and Herman are far from smitten
(sounding evermore like clawing kittens)

Helen can’t hear
and Herman lives in fear
It’s no wonder this couple
experienced a recent scuffle

It all started when Herman was late
as Helen cooked a dinner for her old mate
The food was ready, but hubby was still gone
(or so Helen thought sans her hearing aids on)

“Where the hell is he?”
“Where could he be?”

Helen wondered, as she hobbled to check the roast
(her low hanging boobs hovering near the flame like clumsy ghosts)

But without that hearing aid
our dear Helen continued her tirade
unaware of Herman’s shuffled gait
as he arrived — with walker — to his mate

All Helen saw were those orthopedic shoes
no warning, no announcement, no auditory clues
“What the hell is wrong with you, sneaking up like that?”
then what…

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Sheri Jacobs
Blue Insights

Author, Educator, Actor www.sheri-jacobs.com Author of THE FRIENDSHIP DIET. Co-Creator @seriouslaughspod (Spotify) https://www.youtube.com/@SeriousLaughsPod