Sonnet 22 Now and Then
The original spelling or today’s street. Which works for you?
No, Snapchat or Insta pic ain’t gonna make me look old
Long as you lookin’ good, feelin’ totally great
But if you start feelin’ slow an’ your skin begins to fold
The snap, I’ll pull the plug and go hang at the pearly gate.
Because, ya know, the beauty that covers you, is all I can see
For me, it’s really just the bling bling of my heart
Which is part of you, ya know, as you are part of me
’Cause we’re connected, how could one of us be older than the other part?
So babe, of yourself — be cool and always take care
I ain’t gonna think of myself, ‘cause you’re my concern
I’ll carry your heart, which I hold beyond compare
Like lookin’ afta a baby, same way, my heart does for you burn.
Don’t think ‘bout me when my butt’s bin kicked and I am slain
You gave me your heart, I ain’t gonna give it back again.
OR
My glasse shall not perswade me I am ould,
So long as youth and thou are of one date,
