The Cloth Of Life

Middle Age is like a pair of pyjama bottoms.
Both lose their youthful elasticity over time,
particularly around the waistline.
In each some parts of the material
suffer greater wear and tear,
with greater need for repair,
than happens in other areas.
Finally, both require frequent inspection. 

The patching up of what we are,
and what we are attached to being,
is never as easy as we like to think...