The Old Fool

The Old Fool

Realizes

He Once WaS 

The Wise Fool

A Thin Line

Divides

Wisdom

And

Folly

Due To Age

Senility 

Sets In

And Makes Him

Fuzzy Crazy

So Bloated

Like A Toad

He Fights

Cancer

Filled With

Sickness

Pain

Poison

Corruption

Power Abuse

And Greed

The Old Fool

Fumbles

Further

With Foolish

Advice

And

Bad Company

Goodwill

Goes

With The Rot

His Fame

Turns

With 

The Twist

Of Fate

Blame

Rains

On His Head

As People Rise

In Anger

And Hate

His Decisions

Are Flawed

His Actions

Invite Critique

His Folly 

Attracts Ridicule

So Someone

Who Once Was

Wise Can

End Up

The Old Fool

When The Can

Of Worms

Spills Into Public

View

Praises Seem Few

Mistakes Too Many

To Count

Hence

The Old Fool

Becomes Entangle

In Endless Disputes

In Haste He Acts

At Leisure He Regrets