Full
Of energy
Ever
Gay
When did
We
Forget how to
Play
So
Long ago
Some
Distant
Day
Our
Inner child
A price it
Paid
One
Begins life
Totally dependent on othersInitially taking baby steps,
Exploring the world outside of selfGrowing…learning… bonding
Decade upon decade,
Extending the boundaries of our realm
OUTWARDUntil, in old age,
The tables are turnedFragile legs take halting steps
Children become parental;
Parents become childlikeFocusing increasingly
INWARDOur world begins to shrink
Ever smaller in sizeUntil coming full circle
Back to square
OneInspired by Daily Prompt – Baby
The time has come for a store
catering specifically to the
needs of seniors.The following items would be
added to my Wish List
immediately:–An ear bud which adjusts the
speed of those who talk faster than
a jackrabbit runs.–An App to instruct bewildered
teenagers how to handle legal
tender and correctly make change.–A button to push which would
transform the robotic wait staff
of chain restaurants into real people
with personalities, able to
communicate without a script
to follow.–A device to turn the latest
Windows release into whatever
version from the past decade you
prefer to use.–A tool to instill a work and
service ethic in employees
who view customer interaction
as an imposition which cuts into
their chat time with friends.–Clothing which is stylish without
tops that fit like sausage casings
and bottoms that slide off the
hips to your knees.–Eyeglasses which automatically
adjust miniscule, well nigh
invisible print into a readable size.–And last, but not least,
a magic potion turning back
the hands of time, so none of
the aforementioned are necessary.