Here I am (only more so)

Here I am

Here I am after seventy summers

Here I am only more so

having given up gymnastics for crossword puzzles 

having forgotten many unforgettable things

having survived sins suicides and bright ideas

Here I am still trying to digest the fruits of experience

still letting my mind wander and lust

still eating everything that will give me cancer

Here I am a total failure at resisting temptation

a confirmed osculation addict

a surefire pushover for a beautiful shover

Here I am only more so

wondering how to cohabit with the universe

wondering how to become a mouthpiece for an angel

wondering how to elect satyrs to the Senate

Here I am waiting for an appointment with my foregone conclusion

expecting to be rowdy at my own funeral

planning to pick out a snappy new incarnation

Here I am in the meantime happy to bestow hooplas

for the endearing craziness of fellow creatures

for champagne sunrises and sexual satiety

for the uncountable adventures possible 

during seventy summers

Here I am still being me only more so

hoping to hoopla all the way to the mortuary.

— Author unknown