old age poem # 4? . . .
well, whichever . . .
getting old
is a steep
learning curve
I’m used to telling
everyone else
what to do
now everyone else
is telling
me
what to do
©2018 Jacqueline Jackson
This article appears in Apr 12-18, 2018.
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old age poem # 4? . . .
well, whichever . . .
getting old
is a steep
learning curve
I’m used to telling
everyone else
what to do
now everyone else
is telling
me
what to do
©2018 Jacqueline Jackson
This article appears in Apr 12-18, 2018.
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