Being
oldStaying at home wrinkly and old
Heating up high but still cold
Collecting their pension and talking for attention
Waiting for a visitor tired and alone
No one ever calls not even by phone
High gas bills to pay and even meals on wheels
They have at bay
That's a misbehaved kid they always say
I never used to do that in the good old days
I wish there was the cane
Then they wouldn't be so insane
(1996)