Millard Lowe Poet Rhyme

Retired---Almost Expired

there once was a time
when i had value---
a worthy member
of society---
a respected entity;
but that was
when i was a young twig…
today i am seen as a dying
aged tree---a burden
stifling society---
a worthless stock,
leeching  a monthly
survival stipend
intoxicant (SSI):
tomorrow I will try to pawn 
my “forty years of service”
watch.

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Jill Spagnola October 15, 2015 at 7:56 PM Millard, in a youth driven society..it takes special people to recognize the diamond in the rough it is much easier to see that "facet on one's face. Beauty emanates from one's inside as does worth. xxx's, jill Millard Lowe October 15, 2015 at 8:21 PM Indeed, spagnola. Thanks for the read and feedback.