Rights

I see my hands looking
as my mothers did long ago
...I am old

Children call me Granny
and caress my face
...I am old

I can wear floppy hats
and my raggedy jeans
...I am old

There are more winters and springs
than I care to remember
...I am old

The trees that I planted
have grown taller than the house
...I am old

I have cried for the living
and buried my dead
...I am old

Sleep does not come anymore
I muse in the night
...I am old

I can speak my mind
I don’t care what they think
...I am old

If tomorrow comes

it is all the same
...I am old

Take care of your business

I am busy with my own

...I am old