Monday, July 17, 2017

Kit Kelen #562 - reach a certain age


562
reach a certain age
(alternative ending for 'when you're ten')

and there's very little I'm prepared to do
I mean there's a lot to be done
more and more in fact
calendar's chocka
and you should see the to-do list!

there's less and less time
truth be told
but what one's up for is another story

I won't sweep streets
won't do the customer interface
I put my name in a data base
to laugh at every job suggestion

who do these young pups think they're dealing with?
who do they think they are?

say it!
I'm insulted, underestimated
completely misunderstood
don't they know talent?
how else could they sneer so adroitly
(little mock of the desk bound)?

fact is the world has moved on
and further into its twilight zone

this is nothing personal
humiliation awaits us all

you think it's ironic
I'm no longer available
for the graveyard shift?

I aim to please myself that's all
nights, I plan to sleep

there is a point at which, beyond all denials
I have to admit I am retired

5 comments:


  1. reach a certain age
    kill someone
    then retire

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  2. homicide seems cumbersome and unnecessary, perhaps also morally questionable (depending on the circs of course)

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    3. reach a certain age
      kill someone
      then retire
      kill the worker
      the part that loved
      getting up early
      loved their bosses
      enlightened colleagues
      found everlasting good
      working towards retirement
      kill that worker

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