keep going

i've done enough
you say.
worked long
and hard
throughout the years.
you turn your hands
over to show
the calluses
that you've earned.
you show them
your feet,
you tell them
to look
at how bent you are
from work.
enough you say.
i am old now.
i've done my time.
but they shake
their heads
and say, i'm
sorry, but there
is more to do.
keep going, keep
going. this is a
different day
and age.