John Y’s Musings from the Middle: 51 and rhyming

By John Y. Brown III, on Thu Jun 19, 2014 at 12:00 PM ET

I may be 51

But I’m nowhere near done

Just kickin’ it Old School

Revving up for my next run

I got nothing to lose

And I got nothing to prove

Done paid up all of my dues

And rock these comfortable shoes

Fighting gravity and time

As I’m bustin’ my rhymes

Got no awareness of shame

And still got slow motion game

Don’t write me off yet

‘Cause I’m just turning it on

Even crankin’ up the volume

Since my hearing’s half gone

Don’t push me out

‘Cause I’m still “all in”

And still got it going on

If I’m in bed by ten

So remember these words

And take them to heart

Young Guns and Young Turks

Show respect for us Old Farts

As you reflect on my rhymes

You’ll find no hate in my rap

Just tryin’ to hang on

Between power naps

This game’s nowhere near over

Young pups stay out of our way

Old dogs may not know new tricks

But we still call the plays

Young haters can hate

And plan to take up our space

Just know you’ll be leasing from us

And we still set the rates