31st July 2025

 

early bedtime

children playing outside

childhood memories

© Rachel Green July 2025

I am as old as I have ever been

and probably, one day, be older still

but that means not that I am over keen

to end the life I live, for good or ill.

Woe betide the youthful thug who may decide

this tranny granny would make easy meat

for violence or homicide;

I'm as dangerous upon my back as on my feet.

For I have studied many years and hard

anatomy and how to inflict grievous harm

with nothing but my bare hands and the art

of self defence to break a striking wrist or arm.

 Attack me if you must, or innocents I will defend,

 and you will rue decisions made you to offend.

© Rachel Green July 2025