Caution, Circumstance, and Fortune

Only get you so far.
Maybe you’ll dodge the plagues,
The recessions, the wars,

The floods, the quakes, the wrecks,
Etc. Good luck
Ducking senility,

Heart disease, and cancer.
Dodge them all and someone
Will come interview you

At something like the age
Of a hundred and twelve
To ask for your advice,

To ask you to explain
How you managed the trick.
You’ll manage a weak grin

And say something about
Waking up every day
And your favorite foods.