Daily Poem Entries

The Ballad of Hip Replacement

The Ballad of Hip Replacement

I’m not now quite as pliable
as once I certainly was.
They called me Mr Reliable
and I’d not have been fazed by Oz.

But age has hardened my take -
I tend not to bend but break
and my body has learned how to ache.


Line count: 7
Rhymed abab ccc
For The Daily Poem, 03.04.26
Prompt #4 for March: Pliable - Make your poem either 7 or 17 lines.