The seniors' alphabet...

A : is for arthritis.
B : is for bad back.
C : is for chest pains. Perhaps cardiac?
D : is for dental decay and decline.
E : is for eyesight - can't read that top line.
F : is for fissures and fluid retention.
G : is for gas (which I'd rather not mention).
H : is for high blood pressure (I'd rather have low).
I : is for incisions with scars you can show.
J : is for joints, that now fail to flex.
L : is for libido - what happened to sex?
Wait! I forgot about K!
K : is for my knees that crack when they're bent.
(Please forgive me, my memory ain't worth a cent)
M : is for that memory, before I forget about it.
N : is for neurosis, pinched nerves and stiff neck.
O : is for osteo- and all bones that crack.
P : is for prescriptions, I have quite a few.
Give me another pill; I'll be good as new!
Q : is for queasiness. Fatal or flu?
R : is for reflux - one meal turns into two.
S : is for sleepless nights, counting my fears.
T : is for tinnitus - I hear bells in my ears.
U : is for urinary: difficulties with flow.
V : is for vertigo, that's "dizzy", you know.
W : is for worry, now what's going 'round?
X : is for X ray - and what might be found.
Y : is for another year I've left behind
Z : is for zest that I still have my mind,
Having survived all the symptoms my body's deployed,
And kept twenty-six doctors gainfully employed!!!