Old, Lazy, & Fat

 

To descend into the hole

Of the old, lazy, and fat

Just let life wear you down

Until that’s where you’re at

 

When it all seems too hard

It’s a good time to give in

Better to let that waist go

Before you wear yourself thin

 

Take comfort and consolation

From the more experienced than you

Learn at the swollen club feet

Of those who fear instead of do

 

Find the message in the glimmer

Of dancing stars aligned in sky

Fix expectations to false promise

And just watch it all go by

 

Heed the prattle of the prophets

Who insist that everyone’s just great

While they pocket their concerns

And dare their own awaiting fate

 

Chant the collective mantra

Of the contrite and complacent

Making sure your every need

Is placed smart TV adjacent

 

Although wishing is hard work

It earns a long lingering nap

Bent wheels hobble and clatter

Round the same old spiraling lap

 

s. paul  (July 2022)