When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
With
a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension
on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for
butter.
I
shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops
and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make
up for the sobriety of my youth.
I
shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other peoples'
gardens
And learn to spit.
You
can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages
at a go
Or only bread and pickles for a week
And hoard pens and pencils
and beermats and things in boxes.
But
now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in
the street
And set a good example for the children.
We
must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But
maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So
people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old,
and start to wear purple.
~Jenny Joseph (1932 - )
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