1968 has much significance for me. <br />I was young, married and recently discharged, <br />From the military. <br />And living independently in Kansas City, Missouri... <br />I still was a bit innocent and naïve about life. <br />But even then I was adventurous, <br />And explored life excited. <br />With a delighted attitude easily ignited. <br /> <br />It is 2010 and fourty two years later. <br />And I am a lot older and less naïve. <br />Just as adventurous with a more suspicious nature. <br />Very few people I've come to trust. <br />And I find those ignorant the most dangerous. <br />People are quick to find excuses for themselves. <br />And even quicker to shift their insecurities, <br />On unsuspecting shoulders.<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-lot-older-and-less-na-ve/
