When I was young and extremely optimistic,
I thought I could build muscle as long as I lived,
or at the least, maintain it.
Now from knowledge I know that as a young man
I was ignorant and naively optimistic.
Now that I’m an old man who has lost his
muscle mass, I know from experience that I was
mistaken.
Of course, I could take testosterone replacement
shots and maintain and maybe build some muscle
mass as an old man.
But I feel that there are risks that don’t make it
worth the weekly or biweekly testosterone shots.
So, zenlike, I have come to accept the muscle
wastage effects of aging and the inevitable
decline of one’s body.
Bob Boyd
Author: BobBoyd
Age 80. Cancer survivor since 3 years ago. Work out 3 times a week. Ride my exercise bike 2 hours a day. Live a solo reclusive life. Retired a year ago from working with the elderly in a nonprofit. Started writing poetry a little over a year ago; most poems I write are fictional but some are not. Spiritual with a permanent spiritual experience. Write poems on many subjects. Always researching for many of my poems and because of my unquenchable thirst for knowledge. After reading and hearing about many near death experiences and death bed visions, I believe death is the ultimate awakening and the relocation of a lifetime. You may believe differently, but you have the right to be wrong -- I'm just messing with you. :-)
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