Choice

I think choice
Is what it means
To be an adult in our
Society hence our fear
Of losing choice faces us
In old age as assisted living
Is a euphemism for assisted dying.
Once you sign the contract to live
In some retirement home there is
A career ladder down not up to
No choice just follow the staff
Directions which while often
Well-intentioned deprives
You of choice. You must
Comply in a state of
Dementia and of
Prescription
Drugs to
Do as
You
Are told.
Watch this
Listen to that
Time now to nap
All in a lockstep one
Lack of choice after the
Next until you give up and
Die rather than spend one more
Day or night without choice if
You can still function after
The brainwashing and
Prescription drugs all
Work to make you a
Compliant resident
Shuffling along in
Silence alone in
A crowd who
Cannot even
Change the
Channel
Or take
A walk
Alone
Only take
Your meds
Eat the food
Served behave
Or face consequences
Meaning you have no choice.
I would rather be dead
Than a slave inmate
On one of those
Big retirement
Plantations
Way down
South.