Do Not Like Being Shushed

I do not like being shushed But I did not used to mind it When I was a child Or a pre-teenager Or a teenager Or an eighteen-year-old who knew everything In the library some think it is necessary. Librarians do a lot of shushing. I have been using libraries since 1957 So I kind of know what I’m talking about I used to be shushed by old lady librarians. That was fine. It was their job. I held no grudges Today’s librarians look to be About twelve or thirteen Many even younger I hate to generalize But it seems worse to be shushed by librarians younger than my pantyhose