If the next President and Congress of the United States
The world belongs to the rich and the young; old people live on borrowed time. In my day, I’ve done walk-a-thons, manned phone banks, went door to door, and marched for my causes. I've earned retirement.
There’s great power in looking back over your life in your sixties; at least I believe this. I see me ever since I was a little piss ant. In my twenties and thirties, I wished to become a Woman of Substance from the movie of the same title, starring Deborah Kerr, which informed my sense of honor.
The questions I most wondered were: would I be ashamed or proud of myself and would I like myself when I got old.
I’ve done some amazingly stupid shit that I can finally laugh about, well, most of the time; other times I raise eyes to the sky shake my head. Smile.
All that being said, I’ll tell you that I’m happy with my life; as problematic as my life has been it’s been a fantastic voyage.
Reaping rewards in retirement meant work, being productive when I’d rather spend time following a muse. Sadly, I’ve ended up alone in retirement, but I’m here in the reaping.
I may be old and forget what I had for breakfast, but education was so much better in the old days, seniors have the skills; we can help each other.
My future is short. I worked all of my life with integrity. A decent retirement through Social Security was the promise of America
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