When you have finished six decades of your life in this world
and you begin your first step into the seventh
you're in Club Sixty-one
When being long-sighted and having to wear multi-focal glasses
has become a norm rather than a bother
you're in Club Sixty-one
When having HIV means hair is vanishing
and black hair is something to dye for
you're in Club Sixty-one
When you can sing heartily while brushing your teeth
because those are your dentures in your hands
you're in Club Sixty-one
Club Sixty-one
The place where you heave a sigh of relief
that you have pulled through sixty years
of difficulties and insurmountable odds
Club Sixty-one
The place where you look back with pride
at sixty-years of personal achievements
whether big or small, notable or obscure
As you leave behind six decades of your life
and put your best foot forward
into the seventh,
Welcome to Club Sixty-one.
