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Life in the Slow Lane
or not
Aren’t you afraid of being bored they said?
Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at or worse, ignored?
But really, I had never worried what others said in the past.
I know me and jumping in with both feet was my standard.
Sure, I might be shaking inside but you would not have known.
The one thing I did worry about was, I would lose my identification.
You know, I was what I did at my work.
I was very proud of this, but little did I know,
I would now be free to build any other ID I chose.
So … I entered this new lane.
Here I am on the downward side of my seventh decade.
Bored … Nah not gonna happen.
But there are some things I hadn’t thought of.
Somehow it seems to me that I am not as visible as I always was.
Unfortunately, it was not due to weight loss.
At the bank, I am treated as if I’m slightly dimwitted.
Polite young tellers that have none of the life experiences I have,
Speak a little more loudly than needed, and ask.
