Don't Look Good Naked Poem by Richard Jarboe

Don't Look Good Naked

I don't look good naked anymore,
When you're old, what's a body good for?
I used to have a manly chest,
Now it looks like a woman's breast,
I don't look good naked anymore.

My belly use to be tight as a drum,
Does anybody know where fat comes from?
My arms are puny, so I hesitate,
When you don't look good, it's hard to mate,
And I don't look good naked anymore.

I used to have a human lover,
Now my lover's made out of rubber,
When dating, it's difficult to score,
I don't look good naked anymore.
When you're old, what's a body good for?

Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Topic(s) of this poem: dating
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
growing old
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kim Barney 13 December 2023

Had to laugh at the second line of the last stanza.

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