With The Coming of Age
It was the same with smoking
Ban it in the work place first
and it will soon filter through
into all aspects of social life
And now in the New Age
age has become a thing of
the past in the offices and
workshops of democracy and
political correctness
Terminology and policy make it
so that phrases like ‘old git'
or indeed ‘old codger'
will now need to be replaced
with the put down ‘git - or codger -
of indeterminable status'
Memories will also need to be
kept out of day to day chit-chat
as this could be deemed insulting
to those who are numerically
challenged on the years front
or put another way
deficient in annage
In essence talking about
the past or the good old days
is dangerous as it
could be termed as harassment
and not banter
by the faint-hearted in the Shires
However the new law still allows
the exploitation years for
those under twenty-one
The minimum wage is not for them
and it defaults pension-age
to sixty-five for all before
the delete button
can be fully depressed so that
cradle-to-grave adopts a new spin
because now the labour market
is saturated with the potential
of skill or ability
not experience and knowledge
Or put another way those who
are gullible and cheap will
go a long way towards
long service awards
that are due within five years
without there needing to be
an engraved carriage clock
or gold watch in sight
Perhaps birthdays should be ignored next
along with button badge cards
with ‘I am 40' emblazoned on them
or even pipe and slipper
retirement stereotypes could be replaced
with ‘Lazy bastard! What you want to leave
work at ninety-five for?' sentiments
Let's face it you always were
a jammy git of indeterminable status!
