The morning shopping trip and Library visit almost
suggests we’re on top of it - whatever that means;
my better decipher would say ‘being a pensioner’,
which isn’t only obvious yet oblivious to any of the
auto-suggestions there is a category-set of unique
behaviours we need comply with; holy shit, a blink
or be blanked blip to bide - as honourable citizens
we’re supposed to be astride this already
Well damn me, I didn’t do an instructional course -
just obviously aged into th’ same sort of corner as
th’ motliest crew y’d ever see that side of a stage;
its only an act, isn’t it, you challenge, we’ve a real
role to play as Senior Citizens - y’ know, advisors
and such to younger generation’s better interests
Their indisputable reply is - belay your blathering -
you didn’t heed your seniors on their reaching the
golden age - and, geeze - neither did we …
© 24 March 2016, I. D. Carswell
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