Self care used to be
taking Amtrak to NYC
to get arms waxed.
And! sitting at hairdresser
forever to have hair dyed
lots of shades of different color
all at once.
Self care used to be
Fasting
And exercising and exercising.
Now at 84 ½
self care is waiting
For Knee replacement
surgery
and struggling
to be able to
sit up and down
10 times in a row.
I still long
to be able to skip
Skip-skip
and jump rope
for hours.
Maybe someday.