The Old Man And The Machine

You’ve got to coddle it, 

treat it gently,

be aware of its feelings.

I’m referring to my body/machine.

It’s definitely a machine.

Maybe we don’t give much thought about it 

until it ages, then so much attention is put

on each step,

standing up, 

sitting down..

“She’s a beauty!”

“Yo think yo gonna age like fine wine,

but yo ain’t!” Marcellus Wallace

No leveling up anytime soon.

Old man and the machine,

old man and the sea;

same inevitability.

John Henry couldn’t beat a steam engine train.

Ain’t nobody gonna beat A.I..

I look forward to my expiration date,

knowing that the mind doesn’t die.