Emile Pinet Poet Rhyme

A Case of the Blues

The world's changing so fast
that my forever dreams no longer last.
Time swiftly slipped away:
for only yesterday
I felt life was all play,
while all those moments now lie in the past.

My hair is mostly gone;
old age advances with each breaking dawn.
I can no longer run,
and I've no time for fun;
friends have dwindled to none;
I've learned that I am no king, I'm a pawn.

Cell phones befuddle me,
I find their complex screens too small to see.
And they connect online;
while most would say that's fine,
I can't even use mine.
And what's an alternate reality?

I am yesterday's news,
just a cranky old man with a short fuse.
And I'm telling the truth,
for it doesn't take a sleuth
to see I've spent my youth;
and it's left me with a case of the blues.

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Line Gauthier May 31, 2018 at 12:08 PM That's the price of wisdom and experience, Emile. Well penned.

Anna Hopper January 21, 2018 at 6:05 PM Yet another poem that I can relate to so well! Life is going by so fast. Almost like it has become a blur.. the present that is. I tend to live in the past. Side note, you may have difficulties with new technology, but your mind is razor sharp! Emile Pinet January 22, 2018 at 9:15 AM Thank you so much Anna, your comments are like a warm hug my friend, Emile.

Arturo Michael January 20, 2018 at 6:42 PM I'm not sure if to laugh or cry...but as your poems reflect time is passing by, keep up or get left behind...All the best Emile Emile Pinet January 20, 2018 at 8:31 PM Thanks Arturo, times are changing as they should, whether you should laugh or cry depends on your point of view my friend, Emile.