Stuck in Everyday
Set me down by the shores of the sea
And grant me some serenity
And time to break these shackles free
That choke my creativity.
Oh, I can deal with the paper chase,
The constant hurry, the daily race,
But somewhere in this maddening pace
A part of me has lost its place.
It seems to me there was a time
When all I had was peace of mind,
When boredom was my biggest crime,
But boredom now is hard to find.
And people pass me every day,
Scurrying frantically on their way
Like mice that run from a cat at play
As the timeclocks tick their lives away.
I’d like to tell them all to wait,
To take a moment to meditate,
But I don’t have time, it’s almost eight,
And I’m already running late.
And so with pre-recorded smiles
We drive each day our daily miles
To stack the hours in neat little piles
And tuck the weeks and years in files.
But somewhere, deep inside, it seems
There’s somebody still dreaming dreams,
Some little imp that plans and schemes
Escape routes from these stiff regimes.
Sometimes you’ll even see one there,
That tiny light behind the stare,
The playful spark or defiant glare
That lets you know they’re still aware,
Still holding on for Saturday,
Still working for the sake of play,
Still certain that they’ll find a way
To break free from the Everyday.
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HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU’RE OLD
George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi was going up to bed
when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed,which she could see from the bedroom window.
George opened the back door to go turn off the light
but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.
He phoned the police, who asked 'Is someone in your house?' and he said 'no'.
Then they said that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door
and an officer would be along when available.
George said, 'Okay,' hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again.
'Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed.
Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot them.'
Then he hung up.
Within five minutes, six police cars, a SWAT Team, a helicopter, two fire trucks, a paramedic
and an ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence and caught the burglars red-handed.
One of the policemen said to George, 'I thought you said that you'd shot them!'
George said, 'I thought you said there was nobody available!'
(True Story) I LOVE IT - D on't mess with old people
POSTED BY KINGE
Tags: FUNNYOLD FOLKS
