I promoted myself to retiree
Life is a whole new dance card
Suddenly I’ve misplaced my purpose
Rudderless, with no on-duty lifeguard
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Mondays, just another free day
Fridays, part of the perpetual weekend
Adrift in a sea of vacation
Calm, absent any wind
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What will I do today?
Same as the day before
Watching the carousel circle
No one to hear me snore
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I see others of “us” everywhere
Souls unchained and loving it
My steady hand always on the wheel
Proving a square peg rounded can fit
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Alone, you command this journey
Stay lunar friendly, but follow the sun
Recalibrating my internal compass
No longer the hired gun
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Chided to find a path
Contribute something of note
All rivers eventually join the sea
Declaring, I’m captain of the gravy boat
Ticket 2 Ride 