Grandfathered In
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Grandfathered In
David J Walker
And now when a
pretty girl smiles
in her summer clothes
that invite the summer sun in
On some sunny August afternoons
Walk In the Park
I think of all the hair
under my ball cap
sticking out everywhere
all of it gray
none of it dark
and the Distortion setting in
on this Aging face with
the traces of what’s left of youth
when I was
handsome
and had some grace
Now trying my best to suck my
Gut in
But to no avail
remembering when
I could Simple
smile back
Without the Fear
of a heart attack
And now when a pretty girl smiles
I Grudgingly surmise
Actually, I realize
That I must have reminded her
of her
grandfather
Copyright © David Walker | Year Posted 2021
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