Day: August 26, 2024

Mary had nothing, grew up poor,
Found work where she could,
Mostly in low paying jobs.
Unlike her wealthier peers
Going on binges in colleges,
Mary never got drunk or drank
Anything but milk and colas.

Found a good man, a janitor.
Didn’t live the envied high life.
Never cared for all that.
Lived on a family income
Barely above the poverty line.

Found love and happiness
Many of her rich peers
With sky high incomes
Never had despite having
The fake finer things in life.

Bob Boyd

Growing older and older
Body breaking down
Bones becoming thinner
Muscles wasting away
Brain keeps shrinking
Testosterone and estrogen
Declining more and more
Senior moments increasing
Much more Forgetfulness
Alzheimer’s and dementia
Might be in your future
Falls more deadly
Could die from one
Seeing more doctors
Taking more pills
Maybe hospitalizations
Quality of life diminishing
Maybe assisted living
Maybe a nursing home
Maybe you’ll be lucky
Suffer no medical problems
And die in your sleep

Bob Boyd

Strolling through my old home town
Everything changed
No longer a peaceful, small city
Crowded streets
Backed up traffic
Horns blaring
Tensions rising
Overpopulated
Crime out of control
Gangs now
Never before
Too many people
Too much trouble

Bob Boyd