Old Folks at Home

I live in an old folks home now.

It’s like a pasture for a cow,

a place for resting my old bones,

and where i hear a lot of groans.

I have no current memory.

It’s a place where i ought to be.

So many walkers are allowed

the residents become a crowd.

Some of them are older than me.

Rent is higher than it should be.

Most of us don’t drive any more,

and many of our backs are sore.

Our children may come to see us.

Some years later they will be us.

Walt Abbott 1-15-2012