COSTUME DRAMA
We have put on the costumes of old people
adapted so well to them
squirmed and squeezed into shapes
become disproportionate with waists bulging
shoulders hunched,
worst of all the tight masks that say grin and bear it
and the misery so great we need to share it.
The young in their fresh skin
do not get a look in, nor would they wish to
except in rare moments of curiosity
or disbelief as they never see
what we are hiding underneath.
raypool
Wed 15th Mar 2023 19:55
Thanks for all your interesting viewpoints, obviously I touched a raw nerve with the oldies in particular! We deserve respect, but it has to start within us, a difficult task sometimes . It's lovely to see how your individual sensibilities have risen to the comments. That's Keith, Mark, Stephen, Graham, John and Uilleam for the psychological support !
And thanks for liking the poem Aisha and Poemtheart.
Ray