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But I am Retired

By Elton Camp

From far too many old men that I know,
If wife wants help, this is how it will go
Because they have been put on the dole
Virtual inactivity had become the goal

Even if the wife has worked as long as he,
No reason to share housework can he see
She is supposed to wash, cook, and clean
But to mow the yard, he just might deign

It seems to me this is simply quite unfair
In the housework he certainly should share
She doesn’t eat all the food or wear all clothes
Why shouldn’t he participate in jobs like those?

“Then how about you?” someone will surely say
In your home does it actually work out that way?
Yes.  I did a share of the housework even before
Now that I’m retired, I am doing a whole lot more

Every morning, a hot breakfast I carefully prepare 
And at every meal, for washing dishes I take care
I would wash clothes, but that she won’t allow
Cause she doesn’t approve of my sorting somehow

But for the worst jobs that both of us have hated
To a weekly cleaning lady they now are delegated
I should work hard as her as far as I am able to see
Necessary tasks I think should really be gender free

But there are some things that I simply never choose
Never, ever would I think I should move her shoes
But if I happen to leave mine just inside the door,
They will vanish where I can’t find them anymore

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