Mean Old Lady

Old people get mean

Mean people get old

It's hard to tell which

How to tell?

Is it paranoia?

Is it dementia?

How to tell?

They're too fearful to test.

No credit for time served?

Like they just met you.

And don't like you.

I've known her my whole life.

Hermit in her room.

Comes and goes,

without a word.

Says she doesn't trust me

Where is the joy,

From when she was young?

How do I show her,

that I'm an ally?

No credit for time served?

Like they just met you.

And don't like you.

Says she just wants to die.

We just need to wait.

She'll lose her way.

Cops will bring her home.

Then they'll test her.

No credit for time served?

Like they just met you.

And don't like you.

Says she just wants to die.

When she's tested, we'll know.

We'll move on from there.

If she's okay, she's just mean.

Or really depressed...

And mean.

Will she accept the love?

I'll keep showing her.

I won't hold my breath.

She's wasting precious time.