Thursday, April 29, 2021

Aches and Pains

Everyone has aches and pains

When getting older; who complains

Depends, at times, on who refrains

From doing all the kvetching.*

 

For any sympathy one gains

May dwindle if attention wanes

With every detail one explains,

The story always stretching.

 

Each bemoaning thus unchains

Annoyance as one’s patience drains

Although what hopefully remains

Is empathy worth fetching.

 

*Yiddish word for complaining

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