Oh! Parents... (Poetry)

They are a trial — your Ma and Da
they frequently embarrass you
with all the odd things that they say
and strange eccentric things they do

How come you didn’t see them change —
anticipate what was in store
when age sets in to rearrange
the parents that you knew before?

They’re unpredictable at best
and stubborn too — they won’t comply
with sense or reason when expressed
like naughty kids they scheme and lie

It’s hard to fathom how they think
the gap in understanding grows
as old minds crumble link by link
till nothing in that darkness glows ...

Meanwhile you struggle — face the truth
and keep your fears beneath your hat
hold on to what remains of youth
and pray you don’t end up like that