I Saw The Future Today & It Wasn't A Pretty Sight

I saw mine and Leah’s future today

at the Golden Corral senior buffet.

There were walkers and canes

and ladies with purple hair galore.

There were pot bellied old men

Circling this carnivorous den,

They were eyeing fried pork chops and shouting

More… more… give us seniors some more.

We found a table and sat way in the back,

I watched an old man wrestle with his cane

while trying to load his plate with half a rack.

I looked at Leah, and she looked at me,

and I told her the whole complete truth.

I said “you see that man and woman sitting over there?”

She said “no,”

I said “sure you do, she has a red hat and purple hair.”

“Oh yes, now I see” said she,

“what about them that of you causes intrigue?”

“Oh nothing Leah…Oh nothing,

but for just a moment I thought they were you and me.”

J. Allen Wilson © 10/2007