Grumpy Old Men.
Always wondered.
Grumpy
old men.
Where
do they
come from?
Why
do they
exist?
What
made them
so grumpy?
When young,
everything
was a
promise.
Everything
was possible.
No limitations.
Oysters
on the
half shell.
There to
be had.
Excitement.
Adventure.
Three ring
circus,
plenty
for all.
Time
wore on.
Lily
turned
brown.
People.
Learning
about people.
Gilded lilies.
Deceiving.
Skin deep.
Inside
a different
creature.
Existence
a mirage
not what
it seems.
Shiny things
tarnish.
Illusion.
Time
needed to
learn.
Understand.
Grumpy
old men,
manufactured
in the
mirage,
illusion.
Grumpy
old men,
made
not born.
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Author:
John Prophet (Pseudonym) (
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Comments3
Will you cut out your vapid generalizations?
Old people come on all shapes and sizes; they are neither all wise, all grumpy or any other virtue or vice you may attempt to pin on them.
Cut this crap out – it’s ageist, precisely similar to generalizations with respect to women or different ethnicities are sexist or racist.
Dave
Thank you kindly for reading my work
Yes Grumpy old men are certainly made and they can always be found but in my life there are more Happy old men.
Andy
Thank you kindly for reading my work
'Understand.
Grumpy
old men,
manufactured
in the
mirage,
illusion.
Grumpy
old men,
made
not born.'
indeed, that self-deluding mirage of bitter regret, twisting
once whimsically hopeful perspectives...
a good write and that film is one of my favourites, featuring two absolute: comedic geniuses!
Thank you for reading.
Agreed, that was a great film.
Lemon, Matthau and a personal favorite of mine Ann-Margret.
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