GAMES OF EITHER/OR

The childhood games of

Red Light/Green Light,

And Mother May I?

Played with laughter

And sometimes cruelty

Stay with us

As we grow older

For nothing ever changes

When the stakes are real.

In adulthood you will find

That the green light

Is actually glowing teal

And the signal may be

Only metaphorical.

While “Mother” under an alias

Decides the ultimate winner.

But the rules remain

For nothing ever changes

As time passes by.

In old age when we are

Not more than failing parts,

The games continue

Now reigned over

By the treachery of age

For nothing ever changes

Though time moves on.

So, I ask you,

Is it your turn or mine?

And shall it be

Red Light/Green Light

Or Mother May I?

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