Goodbye, Young Man

Written by C Hues

December 16, 2023

Goodbye, young man. I didn’t want to know you.
I know you didn’t want to learn and didn’t want to grow too.
As you reached new heights, your soul sank low.
So one years’ time moved a snail’s pace slow.
Goodbye, young man. Time’s gone, now go.
If I say “you”, I can bear the blow.
As your Spring cools and skips to snow.
Goodbye young man, it’s not for show.

Overnight, I aged a hundred years.
Now, sleep is the greatest of my fears.

When you live by your libido,
Your passion is surpassed by your ego.
When you live by passion,
Self-destruction is an art form.

Your passion is surpassed by your ego
When you’re young and dumb.
Self-destruction is an art form,
When you don’t have to fight for crumbs.

Now, sleep is the greatest of my fears.
Overnight, I aged a hundred years.