Kit Kelen #562 - reach a certain age

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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