A Crabby Old Man English Poem | Written by Phyllis McCormack/David Griffith | Recited by Simerjeet Singh

What do you see nurses? What do you see? What are you thinking when you're looking at me? A crabby old man, not very wise, Uncertain of habit with faraway eyes? Who dribbles his food and makes no reply . When you say in a loud voice 'I do wish you'd try!' Who seems not to notice the things that you do . And forever is losing A sock or shoe? Who, resisting or not lets you do as you will, With bathing and feeding The long day to fill? Is that what you're thinking??? Is that what you see? Then open your eyes, nurse you're not looking at me . I'll tell you who I am. As I sit here so still, As I do at your bidding, as I eat at your will.? I'm a small child of Ten with a father and mother, Brothers and sisters who love one another. A young boy of Sixteen with wings on his feet. Dreaming that soon now a lover he'll meet. A groom soon at Twenty my heart gives a leap. Remembering, the vows that I promised to keep. At Twenty-Five, now I have young of my own. Who need me to guide And a secure happy home. A man of Thirty My young now grown fast, Bound to each other With ties that should last. At Forty, my young sons have grown and are gone, But my woman's beside me to see I don't mourn. At Fifty, once more, babies play 'round my knee, Again, we know children My loved one and me. Dark days are upon me my wife is now dead. I look at the future shudder with dread. For my young are all rearing young of their own. And I think of the years and the love that I've known. I'm now an old man and nature is cruel. It's jest to make old age look like a fool. The body, it crumbles grace and vigor, depart. There is now a stone where I once had a heart. But inside this old carcass. a young guy still dwells, And now and again my battered heart swells. I remember the joys . . . . . . . . . I remember the pain. And I'm loving and living life over again. I think of the years, all too few gone too fast. And accept the stark fact that nothing can last. So open your eyes, people open and see. Not a crabby old man.  Look closer see ME!! The original version is believed to have been written by Phyllis McCormack. Cranky Old Man in its current version is an adaptation of the original by US Poet David Griffith. Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JjKpSayLqpE #CrabbyOldMan #SimerjeetSinghPoems #SimerjeetSinghPoemsInEnglish #VirtualKeynoteSpeaker #SimerjeetSinghEnglish #EnglishPoems #VirtualSpeaker #VirtualPoem #poetry #poem #poems #inspirationalspeaker #inspirationalaudio #motivationalpoem #motivationalpoetry #inspiration_audio #ACrabbyOldMan #simerjeetsingh #simerjeetaudios #simerjeetsinghmotivation #inspirationalaudios #SimerjeetSinghAudios #MotivationalAudios #inspiration #inspirational #CrabbyOldManPoem To listen more English poems by Simerjeet Singh, please follow the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOaeOd121eBHlxYphPaAHtnBW04RE9JzU For English stories, click this link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOaeOd121eBFp-dCXsMfHO5ejRB5Cw-rb For more English videos by Simerjeet Singh, please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOaeOd121eBEBwwpo41NpPT-oDJOYqWEA For more information about Simerjeet's work as a motivational speaker, please visit his website: http://www.simerjeetsingh.com Follow us on: Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/cuttingedgeINDIA Blog: http://www.simerjeet.wordpress.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cuttingedgeindia/ Instagram: @speakersimer (https://www.instagram.com/speakersimer/) Twitter: @SimerjeetSingh (https://twitter.com/simerjeetsingh) Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/simerjeetsingh