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!
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