it feels so good to be superior
and the wise listen, to the fool speak
I give advice, to two young men, who pretend to be interested
because it’s polite
because they are trapped with me, on a day hike
I am trapped with them
I feel so good that I’m not 21
they don’t have a clue
and when they tell me that older people do
I laugh and say, “Older people don’t have a clue!”
they’re obsessed with their cell phones, and say, “that’s right, you don’t have a smart phone”
like they’re superior to me, and I find their arrogance annoying
like they find my wisdom annoying
later, I account my hike with my friend, and say, “You have a gift man—you genuinely enjoy spending time with most people.”
Even though, both boys listened to me
I felt disgusted in their presence, and I don’t know why
Maybe, it was because I couldn’t get away from them
and they pretended to know things, when they didn’t know anything
one pretended to be an investor—who had made wise decisions
but he drove a car that was about ready to die, and he lived with his parents
Maybe, I was disgusted
that they reminded me of me
when I was 21
and I take comfort,
that I’m not who I used to be.
Seriously. I’ve drowned out those memories.
An idiot at twenty-one. 🙂
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Yes, I thought I had forgotten… and then–someone reminds you! 🙂
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