Ugly Old Men
('Clay Feet')

Thin, frail,-- skeletal,
Fat hanging over their belts,
preceding them through doorways.

Hair, thin -- nonexistent
Eyes, lost in sagging folds of flesh

Legs, sinew, sticks, sans muscle

Teeth, too large for shrunken faces
and stained, or false.

   Yuck -UGLY.    No thankyou.

Once they were sought after,
attentive to your every need.
Charmed to make your aquaintance,
  these guys pushing walkers.

Life passing them by,
erasing their loved ones,
-- outliving, out-loved.
These guys pushing walkers,
they shuffle along.

Ugly thoughts, dad. Sorry!