Silly

Acting silly
Past the age
Of coolness is
Unforgivable if
You are a 14 year
Old but acceptable
In your 70s as we are
Allowed to relax letting
Whimsy soften our
Self-image as a
Paragon of
Boy Scout
Virtues.
So, if
They sit in
The cafe with
Socks of two colors
Or taps a stick on your
Nice picket fence or tries
To ride a bike across traffic
Or even walks along as he
Reads a book as I used
To do do not begrudge
Whimsy so when a
Fellow TXDOT
Office worker
Asked me if
I were only
Pretending
To read as
I walked I
Replied
I was
Only
Pretending
To walk.