Mind the generation gap

When someone asked a question that to me

Appeared redundant, meaningless or silly

I would feel amused or be critical

How could someone not know something that simple

My judgment was heavily flawed, I later did realize

The world I saw was different from the one viewed from their eyes..

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Each generation has different perceptions based

On the prevalent norms and traditions they have faced

While growing up, therefore when a new generation brings

New liberal ideas, new ways of doing things

The members of the senior generation feel perplexed

Trying to understand new ideas leaves them vexed

The questions they ask represent an effort to understand

The newly minted ideas, the unfamiliar lay of the land

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Now in my middle age I am on the other side

Of the difficult-to-navigate generational divide

I’m slow to imbibe concepts that are obvious to my son

And my ignorance is often met with his exasperation…