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I am a baby boomer, father fought in World War Two As a teen graduated high school Left home joined the service called branch Navy Left joined in a conflict called Vietnam War This day, today still don't know why we were fighting for Now I'm old an elder man \and I can tell all you young men, (something) I'm a pathway of wisdom, history, knowledge have been to where you're going As I continue to talk to you, you say I'm boring You are trying to come where I am you the man, and young woman children boys and girls elder man bridges the generation Of the stories that need to be seen and heard Pathway of honor dawn, from places of my past I can tell you things history is my are (it last) Rather old past middle age later life elderly 1865 somewhat aged aging ancient geriatric long lived old older over the hill Senescent senior un young a certain age this is what I say... I'm a road way over depression I am a time a means spanning built over life Young man time when I am Youth haven't fully become an adult yet, period between childhood and maturity What am (am) I gonna be now I can finally see the bridge the generations Rashly existence between adolescence and maturity Haven't been here on this earth long enough to see anything, not anything I go to the things of elders past Bridges the generations I now go to the elders for ally they know my future and my past Nothing new under the sun This is what they begun Now I am an old an alderman and I can tell all the new young men I'm a path way of winsome history knowledge and light Pathway of honor drawn for this is right I can tell you his things History his story is my age, the aged Rather old past middle age later life elderly Now I can finally see the bridge the generations 08/18/15 Submitted to " UNO Poetry book Poetry to Bridge Generations Elder & Youth 2015" written by James Edward Lee Sr.
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