i i i

i i i


i worked honest

i paid taxes

i voted

i honored the flag

i took care of family

i recycled and conserved

i respected neighbors

i never quarreled

- with people from

other nations even when

our own said they were

our enemies of the time

i always got along with those

of different races

skin color, languages

ideas, religions, cultures

and monies





i wont take blame for

the troubles in the world

i did not cause them

i behaved like the solution

and not the problem





i don’t bother my mind with matters

of society anymore - beyond my control

i don’t follow wars and economies

that change like the wind

i see politics as a dirty business

i now shy away from slanted news


i leave all this to those less qualified than

i to continue to fumble with



i take pleasure from nature

i write poetry

i am glad to be alive and healthy


i intend to spend the rest of my days like this

i have missed a lot doing all the right things




i i i just intend to be



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