Wise Old Man
He sat on his wheel chair
clouds he looked at closely
and wondered why they sail
the way they did when he was young
He saw the trees around
and wondered why they too
embrace each other in love
the way they did when he was young
He looked at his wrinkled body
and wondered why it was not
packed with hot flowing blood
the way it was when he was young
I will get fresh clay from the potter
and paint from builder next door
and mold, paint young my skin
to make it like it was the time I was young
Copyright © Solomon Ochwo-Oburu | Year Posted 2018
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