Dinosaur Ramblings

I do now know
those ancient prophesies
that long ago foretold
about time acceleration
as the years get accumulated
which a newer version of me
once scoffed at dismissively
as delusions of the elderly
are not only painfully true
they are happening quite rapidly

I can faintly hear
those long ago departed ghosts
laughing at my past naivete

The arrogance of youth

Too self absorbed to hear the truth
from those who have traversed
the same well worn path

Now they get the last laugh

Saturated in irony
as I now am the crusty relic
admonishing the text obsessed
microchip attention span generation
to look up from their hand held existence
and savor the many diverse flavors
this very finite
accelerated timeline has to offer