When I'M Retired Poem by Raj Arumugam

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if and when I'm retired

I'd expect the world to be kind
and reverential:
so I'd expect when I drive

all people get off the road 

when they see me approach; 

and at the bank 
for all to step aside

for a man whose daily 3-time meals

is nothing but baked beans


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I'd expect the world to be in awe, and to admire
so the women would say: 
"My, look at this retiree
in his psychedelic shirt and rainbow hat
and his bell-bottoms - real cool, baby"
and the men would concur, dazzled:
"Owww - this guy, what planet is he from? "


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and 
of course I'd expect
 the govt
to send me my cheque
 weekly -
no, wait - EFT
will be the way to go; 

and the Minister for the Retired
should call me every 30th

to ask if I'd like a raise

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Also I'd expect
to wake up each morning
to find a cup of coffee ready on my table
and I'd turn to my wife and say:
"All our lives, you always put the damned salt
in the coffee"
And I'd expect her to say
(cos that's always been the way) :
"If you want sugar in your coffee
fix your damned coffee yourself! "

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And all these things I expect
of the world (except of my wife)
to be kind 
and reverential
if and when I'm retired -
but then again, I might just die
at my table at work
after a coffee I fixed myself