GRANDPA'S WORDS

In the good old days

people didn't have legs.

They would just crawl around

hand over hand over head

dragging themselves

every which way

and whither.

Things were slower

back then, before everyone

was running about

willy-nilly,

showing off their toes and calves

and all these modern improvements.

Things were slower, sure

but we could appreciate them.

We could stop so easily

to smell the roses

- they were practically at eye level.

I'm not saying things were better back then

for who am I to judge?

But I will say

there was a reason we called those the good old days.

And one last point on the subject:

no smelly feet.

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