My Very Best Is Gone

My very best is not as good as it use to be.  It is my very best but it is no longer supported by a strong back, endless energy and consistent stamina.  What I find so disheartening is that life continues to require an effort of me that can only be performed by the younger me.  Life keeps sending me bills that I don’t have the funds to cover.  What I need is government assistance, a 30-year-old Lee, we could call it Lee-Care.  The most ironic thing?  The 30 year old Lee that use to be me was free, I didn’t have to pay a dime for him, he was always early, worked late, only complained to himself and paid the government almost 30% of everything he made.  That’s another problem, the government is still requiring me to pay them, I am Government Care.  The more I write the more depressed I am becoming.  I’m going to stop writing before I write myself back to bed.