Poetry - It was the late '60s

It was the late ‘60s and all purpose was gone

We had defeated the enemy in the 40’s

Come home and rebuilt lives and families

Now it was our children’s turn to define life

I was put together by a team of experts

And sustained by a conference of therapists

It was the 80’s and then it was the 90’s

Neurosis was freely accessible and alluring

It occurred to me that now at the age of 51

I could no longer use the excuse that we all used

I had to be weaned from “I’m a product of my age”

And take responsibility for myself and my actions

Yet when I think of the late 60’s I swell with nostalgia

I was the only 12 year old who went into mourning

When the calendar year officially changed to 1970

I only had one foot in the 60’s and understood nothing