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Old man coats

And old man pants,

Old man ‘shoulds’

And old man ‘cants’.

It’s what you see,

Not what he was;

That’s all you get

And that’s because…

His clothes are old

And nothing fits;

His socks appear

Each time he sits.

His tie is stained

His shirt is frayed,

They are not ironed,

He has no maid.

He seems to send

One message only:

To look at him

He seems so lonely.

And yet he smiles,

He does not frown;

Life’s too short

To bring him down.

He sees the world

With ancient eyes –

They’ve seen a lot,

He’s more than wise.

In fact, he sees

The future’s rim

Where we all look

The same as him.

Then he chuckles

At the fact

He’ll leave before

Our final act.