Image is “Late Date” by Dale Innis using ChatGPT
Enjoy my poem in a spoken word version to my own original music…
Ohh Loo!!!
You don’t wear it well old friend
you don’t wear it well
40 years before, it fit you
now you don’t wear it well.
There was a time you played the lover
and you left those giggling girls disarmed
all the women fell at your feet
you had the looks, you had the charm
You don’t wear it well old friend
you don’t wear it well
40 years before, it fit you
now you don’t wear it well
40 years before, it fit you
now you don’t wear it well.
There is a time for everything
and youth can get away with much
but now you try the same old lines’
they rub me wrong and turn me off.
There is a time for everything
and youth can get away with much
but now you try the same old lines’
they rub me wrong and turn me off.
but now you try the same old lines’
they rub me wrong and turn me off.
I’d like to think somehow you grew
and with the years could change your game
but now with almost eighty years under your belt
You’re stuck in Time, thinking you’re the same.
You don’t wear it well old friend
you don’t wear it well
40 years before, you could strut it
not anymore: you don’t wear it well.
I’m not against love in later life
but love is one thing and this feels a lie
Let’s just hold hands and reminisce,
without your fingers wandering up my thigh.
The alarms go off inside my head
if you reach in to grab a kiss,
a kiss I am not willing to give you
you’re taking me down in a hand -basket, not into bliss.
Because, you don’t wear it well old friend
you don’t wear it well
40 years before, it fit you
not anymore: you don’t wear it well……..
Karima Hoisan
April 7, 2024
Costa Rica
Digital Rabbit Hole 
A great portrait in verse (and excellent music!). Your things always fit together so well.
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Smiles big! Thank you Dale…and they fit pretty nice with your images too:):) This was fun and lightened my spirit too:)
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a perfect match once more … the pic, words and such creative music!
Ah the curses of ageing, so much better than the alternative 🙂
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Haha so true Kate but I am definitely at the age to prefer long lasting friendships than being made to feel uncomfortable by unexpected advances:):) Thanks for listening and letting me know you enjoyed the total package:)
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a great topic to put up!
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Cool one Buddeh!
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Aww thanks my Buddeh for listening and coming all the way over to comment:) So glad you enjoyed it!!
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I love the refrain.
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Thank you K and glad that stuck with you:)
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Kinda ewww to be approached like that…
~David
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Exactly David…very eww…but it turned into some music and a poem. so not all was lost:):)
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another lifetime, so far away ❤️ so gladly gone🌳🌞🌳 love your music, soulkin🥰❤️🥰 takes me far, far away🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
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Yes you said it well soulkin, “another lifetime, so far away…so gladly gone”
Thank you for your music shout out..honestly, I like it too, it seems it goes well with this story I’m telling:) This is a good theme to talk about a bit more when we can:) Big hugs and much love❤️😘🤗
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Nothing worse than unrequited love, especially when you’re the one rejecting someone. But it happens. Great poem 💕
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Yes exactly Pooja..it’s horrible to feel rejected (I can remember from my youth) but to have to reject someone, who has crossed your lines, well that’s very awkward and uncomfortable!! Thanks for listening and your comment:)
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My pleasure and yes incredibly so.
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Oh Ruca! I am so smiling right now! This poem is so spot on! Those old codgers never learn. They need reminding. And you are the messenger!
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Hehe so glad you enjoyed this true story (recent even) Let’s talk soon…want to? Big hugs Hoyt 🤗
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This poem is pretty darn honest, Karima!
On a more serious note, it’s good to set boundaries. You deserve to feel respected and comfortable.
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Thank you so much Ritish for listening and making this comment. Yes I agree, it’s very important to set boundaries…at any age. Thank you!
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Wow, you do wear it so well when it comes to creativity…the music, the rhythm & this poetry that’s simply flowing…what a beautiful blend…I love the repetetions & the playful nature of your beautiful voice…Dale’s Pic (I mean this AI image) is perfect fit Oh Loo!!!…simply amazing, Karima ✨❤️💫
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Oh dear Navin, I took my break without replying to this comment…but here I am:) Thank you, thank you and knowing you are an adept Garage Band enthusiast too, makes your wonderful comments on my music even more special…I admit this whole piece surprised me, but music came first and to be honest, I got excited about the music too…and wrote this “poem that flows on it” Thank you so much dear friend for listening and loving it.. It makes my day:)
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That’s lovely that you took break…whenever you reply is perfect…the music is catchy, so I can understand your excitement…you’re very welcome, dear Karima ❤️
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Standing ovation, Karima! Stunning spoken poetry with great music !
“you’re taking me down in a hand -basket, not into bliss.”
I know these lines well and love the repeat and the touché or is it topee .. lol.
I hate to say this but this is my father to this day in all his pain… the vanity is his game, sadly.
The ego can’t let go sometimes and wisdom ain’t part of that. xo 💕
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Awww thank you thank you
(bows deeply from the waist) so glad you liked how it all sort of came together. Sorry to hear that you have a dad who hasn’t grown old gracefully yet..(probably never…especially if he was handsome all his life and a bit of a lady’s man hehe) Yes the ego does not accept getting old..luckily mine. lost a long time ago haha and totally has adjusted:) Big hugs nice to be back 🤗
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LOL! I know just what you’re talking about! My hunchbacked stepmother, in her eighties, thought she was still hot stuff and strutted around like she was 20 years old! Not a pretty sight at all. And she was always berating my equally-aged father for not being able to get it up. It was pathetic and cruel.
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Oh boy..a female version..Awww that’s a bit hard to witness too, I’m sure you suffered. Lucky I am not worried this will happen to me in a few years.. I definitely feel the passage of time in both good and realistic ways:) Let youth have their youth, I enjoyed mine too, completely, when I was young. Glad you found this theme relatable…there must be so many versions of this repeating phenomena out there… Thank you for the comment and glad you enjoyed it Dawn….
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Always enjoy your style. I can tell you’re following nothing but your own muse!
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Haha, that’s very true and my muse is a mercurial mixed bag of things and styles she pushes me to do,:) So glad you enjoyed it.
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Artwork and words. So good dear Karima. Old age make us less pretty.
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Haha that’s true so some of the old lines fall pretty flat.. still I value my old relationships, but as cherished friends. Glad you enjoyed the music and the poem John!! Thanks again for your comment:)
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