I have lived with boom and bust
as if they were 'a must', for decades
until nothing about them surprised me
beyond that I could never see further
than the latest explosion and collapse
whether the leaders were my elders
and betters were praised for just that
-older where older meant better
at inspiring unimaginative deference
towards the failing leadership of the past.
When I reach the age where I am deferred to
I hope I know to not act it, but help others
see through wisdom requires the resilience
to see past appearances-including my own.
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