Thursday, March 6, 2025

How a title tells a lot

im intrigued by this Spanish poets Jaime Gil De Baidma poetry by perusing its title If only for a moment( I will never be young again),it seems to embody the YOLO spirit of the young of today you know age is catching up on you when your memory bank gets leaky and your account gets blocked when you key in the photocopier password into bank ATM when your bladder gets leaky and you keep extra undies in your handbag for emergency use you know your days are numbered when you attend funerals more than weddings and the pasar malam vendor calls you Ah So Madam instead of liang lui or pretty girl you know your joints are problematic when you find it hard doing the balancing act over a squat toilet and the click sound comes from your shoulder joint and not the button of the camera phone. when replacements cause a bomb and you need eveything from a heart transplant to hair transplant from breasts implants to dental implants you find you are no longer irresistible shortly after only totally replaceable if only i can be young again if only for a moment

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