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Getting Old - Week 26

I wouldn’t mind getting old
if I were consulted, like a book
of knowledge on subjects wide and varied,
if I could silence them all with a look.
But youth is all bounce and go,
the time is now, no delay will it brook.
My brain works slower when it’s harried,
the answer’s not worth the time that it took
So I sit, undisturbed.
At least age lets me off the hook
when it comes to burdens I once carried -
Someone else will have to cook.



Written for "Promptly Poetry Challenge (2025-2026)" 

Prompt/Week # 26

Poet's Choice!
You can write a poem on any topic or form you like.
Remember, your poem must be at least 12 lines.