No Offense -But

No Offense - But you take offense to what I say tell me I cannot say it I take offence to your offense you say Oh, No!! that’s our defense we find your words just too intense they make…. you know…. just too much sense we find your gaze just so intrusive a lingering look oh how abusive your voice… please keep it to a hush lest fragile egos you might crush perhaps you should just go away you’re old you’ve sadly had your day we take offense to creaking bones arthritic fingers gnarled “flip phones” we’ll raise our kids without a lap we’ll simply download a parenting app for we’ve been taught that you are weak and shouldn’t be allowed to speak for if you started making sense we’d have to stop taking offense John G. Lawless ©9/3/2018