Depleted Of An Energy Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Depleted of an energy,
I once sought with a seeking...
To have the abundance of it,
Released easily from me.

Depleted of an energy,
I never thought one day...
I had to preserve some of it,
For myself to keep.

Expressed activities I would do,
Without thought to getting rest or sleep.
And eating healthy with my mind on dieting,
Was not a priority when I nibbled on treats.

Depleted of an energy,
As if my youth from me has been released.
Depleted of an energy.
And that agelessness of it has aged me quick.

Mysterious aching bones,
Come to pay me long visits.
Even through my exercises,
I look somewhere for a place to sit.

And I find it no longer difficult,
To admit to myself when it is time to quit.
When the hint of an ailment begins to make me sick.
Depleted I am of an energy.
But nothing keeps me from reminiscing,
The amount of it I once had.