Hardening....... [aging Men; Xxx; Very Short] Poem by Bri Edwards

would you believe it? ? ? ? [that first line used to be the only line of my 'story'/poet note. now i add]:
first of all, i forgot to copy and paste the wikipedia 'definition' of arteriosclerosis, which you may find amusing in light of the poem's title and subject.:

'Arteriosclerosis refers to a thickening and hardening of arteries.'

second of all, my poem, Hardening, disappeared from my poem list available to visitors to online poets. so i edited it and replaced a 'certain word' with XXX and xxx. i hope that takes care of the censorship. bri july 29,2013