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When I'm Sixty-Five - Social Insecurity
will there be any jobs for this old man to survive
will I be able to stand behind a cash register and thrive
will I get behind the wheel of a taxi and drive
will I be able to find a job when I知 sixty-five
will my social security check ever arrive
will there still be health care if i知 still alive
will I get all from life all I can derive
will anyone pay me for my rhymes when I知 sixty five
will I think of something underhanded to contrive
will I find a partner selling scams we conive
will I apply for jobs teenagers will deprive
will they still want me to flip burgers when I知 sixty-five
will I be living in an old abandoned dive
will there be any reason for me to strive
will I die so cold my body won稚 revive
will there be an American Spring when I知 sixty-five
?
will I be able to stand behind a cash register and thrive
will I get behind the wheel of a taxi and drive
will I be able to find a job when I知 sixty-five
will my social security check ever arrive
will there still be health care if i知 still alive
will I get all from life all I can derive
will anyone pay me for my rhymes when I知 sixty five
will I think of something underhanded to contrive
will I find a partner selling scams we conive
will I apply for jobs teenagers will deprive
will they still want me to flip burgers when I知 sixty-five
will I be living in an old abandoned dive
will there be any reason for me to strive
will I die so cold my body won稚 revive
will there be an American Spring when I知 sixty-five
?
Published 16th Aug 2011
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Anonymous
16th Aug 2011 4:10am
Another serious poem with a pinch of humor that helps bring the point home. Somewhat cynical but this is the world we live in. I may be the one taking your job flipping burgers and being glad I got it. But you can come stay with me and be my keeper of the house, hehe.
11th Jul 2015 9:13am
Anonymous
16th Aug 2011 8:42am
I love the way you write, Poetryman, fresh and Fun! Thanks for the read! You made my day! Especially this golden line "will I find a partner selling scams we conive"
11th Jul 2015 9:13am
9th Oct 2011 11:43pm
A sad reality, but somehow you managed to make me smile at the thought of flipping burgers st sixty five. I always look forward to reading your poems. Keep up the good work Poetryman! P.S. At sixty five you may be finished with another book. Good luck!:)
10th Oct 2011 6:32am
Thank you for commenting Alicia. It just may take me till I'm 65 to get another book completed. At the rate I am writing poems these days, I will be lucky if I write anything new before the new year begins. But still, it warms my heart to know some look forward to reading my work, it may help to inspire my muse. Peace, JJ
