WISDOM

is bullshit,
they say you get it in old age,
accumulated knowledge
and experience,
enough to pass something
of value on to youth,
knowledge given with grace
so they may not repeat
the same stupid mistakes
you made, but it is no longer
ancient Greece,
no Socrates in sight,
and besides they made him
drink hemlock for teaching children
the secrets of life,
and that is wisdom right there,
it is best to keep your mouth shut,
take out your hearing aid,
throw your cane in a ditch,
and let the little bastards
learn from their
own damn mistakes.