Can Your Can’ts

Age is

Talked about as

A series

Of can'ts

First you can't walk

Then you can't talk

You can't go places by yourself

You can't reach the highest shelf

Teens can't decide, they can't settle

They feel just like a herd of cattle

Then the millenials, they can't grow up

They can't afford anything that doesn't come in a cup

In your thirties, you can't get promoted

The world is no longer sugar-coated

Then you can't be young and cool

Your kids they treat you like a fool

You move on to where you can't remember

If it's June or if its September

Finally, you can't live alone

Someone else has to answer your phone-

Now, you could think

Like that,

You could only consider

What you can't do

But what you can do

Is be a carefree kid,

And a quirky hipster teen,

A millenial working for change

And a successful young professional,

A respected boss

And a loving Grandma,

And finally, at the very end,

You can leave happy surrounded

By all the people

Who always knew you

Could