Birthday Suit
Excuse me please, but I’m here to inquire about making an exchange
I sincerely hope this odd request of mine is something you can arrange
This old wrinkled and worn-out suit has become a symbol of my chagrin
It appears my younger physic has been concealed by all this saggy skin
Way down deep inside of me and most assuredly has been forgotten
Lay all the musty old dreams and the silly hopes that never were begotten
For there was an imagination so exceptionally large and so full of grandeur
That all the many escapades in my life never came close to being a cure
Oh, I do apologize most profusely for there are times when I tend to digress
These untimely lapses in my lucidness are quite diverting I must confess
So, I shall not linger any longer now in seeking from you this certain favor
I wish to go back to a younger time, a time when my suit I did not deplore
The suit that I had worn way back when had a more finely tailored fit
It belonged to happier days of simplicity I thought would never quit
I wish to go back to the lure of illusion and the imagination so grand
Back to those hope filled dreams that I had let slip from my hand
I had chased the false revelations of a future as I lived as an adult
Lured into believing the assurances from a most deceptive cult
And now here I am waiting in this line at the exchanges and return
I desperately wish to make an exchange, can you help with my concern
I truly desire to exchange this wrinkled and saggy birthday suit of mine
For the one I had years ago before it began showing its decline
keith jeffries
Sun 21st Jan 2024 16:13
These wonderfully scripted lines certainly resonate with me.
Thank you,
Keith