Old Man…..
Why are you still here?
You’ve lived in a different world
No internet or computers
No influencers
Only 1 or 2 TV channels
Only 2 genders
A life of hardship
Wearing the mask of ‘manhood’
Don’t show weakness
Don’t show emotion
Don’t show pain
Don’t show fear
Don’t let anything get to you
Walk the left hand path
Be polite
Support and defend friends and family
Be quietly loyal
Pay your bills
Live frugally
Be a warrior
Expect nothing
Be happy with anything
Now you are ‘old’
And ‘don’t understand’
You ‘forget’
And are ‘awkward’
Hoping to die before you’re too weak
The world left you behind
With wisdom that can’t be grasped
And you’re still here
A library waiting to burn down