Incident on the Underground - painted poem

            An incident on the Underground

A young woman stood up without a sound 
In  a crowded carriage on the Underground 
I thought she was leaving at the next station
Till she looked at me puzzled for quite a duration
Then smiled and pointed at her vacant seat
And I realised I should have admitted defeat
She was rightly doing what she'd been told
Unaware she was telling me I was too old
To be left to stand on my own two feet
I should have said Yes and embraced defeat 

But too quickly I thanked her and politely said No
Not thinking that this might be such a blow
She may never do such a good turn again

I tried to explain but it was all in vain
She had sunk back into her book
Not deigning to give me another look
Her mum had told her to help the elderly
But that training had failed for all to see
So an old man could keep his punctured pride 
And try to keep standing for the rest of the ride.

   

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Taken on: March 18, 2016

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