ageism

            doesnt matter the age

When I was little said the boy  I could bend like Gumby.  Not no more.

Gumby  Really

What?

I despised Gumby Pokey  Stopaction claymation held no thrill me for me Give me Clutch Cargo

Who?

   ageism

he helped his brother-in-law lay flooring

his nephew showed

was to be two nephews but one got hungup

that just allowed him to treasure his time with the one

they got the kinks worked out

got the process ordered

off they went

reggae played behind them

they complimented each otherworked hand in glove

So how’ve ya been, uncle?

Had been contending with sciatica but decided queerly  to treat myself betterIm not one to treat myself well

                                                                                                                  Anfor backing offnot spurring the horse Ive recovered nicely put it behind me Unfortunately my shoulders been acting up

My back’s been the devil.

Sorry to hear that

Awwell, suppose that’s to be expected.

Expected

Age.

Wha Youre twentyeight years younger than me I don wanna hear tha shit

You don’t.

           Aren't you the one who told me years ago If it’s not one thing, it’s something else?

Did I

Oh. You did.

Hmm Look how prescient I am

Prescient?

Prophetic Having knowledge of events before they happen

                                                              Though I prefer informed speculation

I IS Informed speculation  Fabricating my own acronyms tha Ill have forgotten by tomorrow morning  Maybe youll remember

Seems your generation has choked itselfputs pins in its eye for shorthanding communications LOLs cute emojis having smartphones at their elbows be at its beckancall wingmen wingwomen

                                                                             Obsessed   I don get it

Obsessed? I don’t think that’s accurate.

Tell me

    You grew up in a different era.

Yes When we thought for ourselves discovered for ourselves didnt crowdsource wha to think

Informed by influencers naggers

exercised  What did you say?

Wha did I say

I think you were being offensive.

Typically I am

               Ya know me your crazy old uncle at the dinner table

Naggers

          Not niggers

Decidedly two different things

   If not one thing its something else

10AMish, Saturday,  10  8. 24

1539,  Sunday,  11  8. 24

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