Tired When Retired

If you’re tired when retired You have just yourself to blame, For the stresses of employment You no longer get to claim. How you manage all your hours Is within your own control, Whether sloth or not-a-minute- To-yourself’s become your goal. In your former life, exhaustion Was a reason they’d accept If you bailed on friends or family And instead, stayed home and slept. But without those work excuses, Face the facts, though it seems cold - If you’re tired when retired, It just means you’re getting old!