Signs of Decay, of Growing Old

Ever notice how strong the perfume or cologne, scent is from older people?

As kids we called it the ' old person smell ' and used to be a joke, but the truth is, it isn't vanity or forgetfulness, that makes older people use more cologne, perfumes. It is the sign of old age, being masked.

Older people are trying to hold on, to their dignity and so they use more perfumes, colognes, not to appear to smell nice, but to hide the scent of their body, losing control. See, they lose muscle control, bladder & bowel control, and it is their way of covering that up, or trying to.

Sure its a tell tale sign of something, but most ignore it, and chalk it up to Grandma forgetting how much perfume to use, or Grandpa adding too much of that strong after shave, because his hand shakes a bit.

Truth is, they are simply trying to spell us from the real scent, that seems to hang over them, 24/7. The scent of a body in decay, of a time passing, when they could easily make it to the toilet, to when they could jump out of bed and into the shower, to erase the night's smells.

That old person smell, is of death, knocking persistently on the front door.