Young People / Old People

Young People
can be so irritating sometimes.
They skulk about
in groups,
thinking that they know it all,
that they've done it all
and that you
(being older)
could not possibly understand.
They pontificate for hours,
debating the political scene,
the fashion scene
and parties,
and third party
versus fully comp,
but they're not always
fully comprehensive.
Whilst we oldies are out
earning a living,
they discuss the state of the economy.
But what really annoys me
about young people
is this :
I've grown out of it.

Old People
can be really annoying sometimes.
They wander around
aimlessly,
thinking they've got all the time in the world
and,
generally,
getting in the way.
They seem to gang up in the High Street,
haphazardly converging,
blockading shop entrances,
a frustrating obstacle,
thoughtlessly stealing my right of way
in a meander
of window-shopping gossip.
But,
in all this,
the thing I dislike the most,
what really annoys me
is this:
I'm not getting any younger myself.